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Hello everybody,<br>
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I just got a XO through the G1G1 program. I wanted to support the OLPC
while getting a small laptop that I could use while traveling. I enjoy
being able to browse the web, read my email and read ebooks. However, I
have been unable to do the following, and I would appreciate any help
on how to do it:<br>
<br>
- Watch videos on web pages (youtube, TV news from TV web sites) -
gnash does not work for flash movies, and real video or windows media
are not recognized<br>
- Watch divx movies from a flash drive <br>
- Listen to more than one mp3 file without having to close the helix
player, go back to the journal, select another song, open it with the
player, and again and again for each new song (the player has next and
pevious buttons but I could not figure out how to use them, and there
is no "file open" option)<br>
<br>
Is there a way to get this work, or is it better to erase the OS and
put a regular Linux?<br>
<br>
Damien<br>
<br>
<br>
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M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Michael Tobis wrote:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/12/olpc_and_the_ki.html">http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2007/12/olpc_and_the_ki.html</a>
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On Dec 25, 2007 9:02 AM, X wrote:
You didn't post a link to the story
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Interesting reading ... and very similar to my decision process.
1. I ruled out the Kindle immediately. I don't believe in spending $200
-- $400 for a computer that only does one or two things, like playing
media, reading books, or talking to people. For another $100 I can get a
low-end laptop with at least 1 GB of RAM, a dual-core processor, a
decent sized hard drive and Windows Vista. There's plenty of disk space
left over, so I can dual-boot it with Linux, which is what I really want.
2. So the choice was between a "conventional" laptop, like Acer, Compaq
or HP, and a smaller one, the ASUS Eee or XO. I liked the ASUS Eee but
pretty much everybody was sold out. They may be in stock now, but they
weren't back then. So it was a conventional laptop or the XO.
3. At that point I started looking at the technology of the XO
seriously. Great screen, Linux wireless that actually works, low
electrical footprint, much lighter than the conventional laptop, fewer
moving parts, etc. But the clincher was that CSound is standard
equipment. So there I was, and here I am with an XO.
Oh yeah ... I'm also addicted to playing Implode. :)
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