[OLPC-SF] What To Do When You Get Your XO

[rihoward1 at gmail.com]

I am not even going to go into the specific problems with that  
website other than to say that some of the advice there was so bad it  
could lead you to having permanent problems with the laptop. It was  
so bad I found it offensive.

The leaflet the comes with XO has enough information to get you  
started. including a URL for more information http://laptop.org/en/ 
laptop/start
Also you can find information at  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ 
Getting_Started .  In a school deployment there would be some support  
at the early stages.  The idea is for the community to take part and  
share.

/rh

On Jun 4, 2008, at 8:45 PM, Valerie Taylor wrote:

> You say http://frombob.to/XO/ web page has disappeared as it had
>> some dreadful advice
>
> I can' t find it and don't remember the specifics. What was so bad?
> What do you suggest that would be more appropriate?
>
> It is pretty frustrating to get that little green machine out of the
> shipping box and then have no idea what to do next.
>
> Perhaps the specific suggestions had problems, but there should be
> something that is the Readme.. It needs to be easily accessible and
> linked from the "obvious" locations that someone will check first.
>
> I didn't ever find anything else that addressed these needs.
>
> ..vt
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:49 PM, rihoward1 at gmail.com  
> <rihoward1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am glad that the http://frombob.to/XO/ web page has disappeared  
>> as it had
>> some dreadful advice and I mean absolutely dreadful advice.
>>
>> Robert H.
>>
>> On Jun 4, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Valerie Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> There was a great resource page - What To Do When You Get Your XO
>>>
>>> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/community-support/2008-February/ 
>>> 001716.html
>>>
>>> http://frombob.to/XO/
>>>
>>> Does anyone know where there is another copy? WaybackMachine  
>>> doesn't have
>>> it!
>>>
>>> What To Do When You Get Your XO brief summary of some of the more
>>> important things to do. Hopefully it is reasonably correct, but  
>>> there
>>> are no guarantees. By following the procedures below, you agree to
>>> accept complete responsibility for anything ...
>>>
>>> This was perfect for anyone new to XOs. Just wish I had kept the  
>>> whole
>>> text AND had placed it someplace more permanent.
>>>
>>> ..Valerie
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Schuricht wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Dr. Verma,
>>>> I found your email address just by surfing the net. I have an XO  
>>>> from
>>>> OLPC, but I'm not a computer geek, and don't know how to use  
>>>> many of
>>>> the features. Do you know of any groups that meet to discuss  
>>>> OLPC XOs?
>>>> I would greatly appreciate any contacts you could provide. Thank  
>>>> you
>>>> for your response.
>>>> Robert Schuricht
>>>> ESL Instructor
>>>> City College of San Francisco
>>>
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