[OLPC_Boston] OLPC_Boston Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13

[Michelle Kwak]

I think that would be a great idea for the public to try out; we could showcase it on the side though.  (The main display is still the XO!)

MIchelle


--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Ben Nardone <BNardone at pathfind.org> wrote:

> From: Ben Nardone <BNardone at pathfind.org>
> Subject: Re: [OLPC_Boston] OLPC_Boston Digest, Vol 3, Issue 13
> To: olpc_boston at lists.laptop.org
> Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 9:11 AM
> It'd be cool to see a little consumer reports-style
> experiment, gauging
> how well the XO stands up to some abuse vs. the EEE et al.
> 
>  
> 
> :)Ben
> 
>  
> 
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>  
> 
> hey i just realized something
> 
> Diane came up with a really decent idea that was so
> obviously great that
> i cant believe it took me a while to realize how good of an
> idea it is
> for diane to be bringing her EEE in. the XO has a number of
> competitors,
> and while we all know of them or at least have heard of
> them, i doubt
> too many people have really tried out too many of the
> various products
> that is in "competition" with the XO. since many
> of the different sub
> notebook competitors out there have substancially different
> designs, I
> think the XO groups could learn alot from the competiting
> companies to
> see what they are doing better than the XO and what they
> are doing worse
> in terms of software and OS. 
> 
> Be that as it may i am now wondering if anyone would like
> to try out a
> kindle which i got a few weeks ago. It is actually (in my
> opinion) not
> all it is cracked up to be, but if anyone would like to to
> try it out
> give me a heads up via e mail and i'll be sure to bring
> it along. 
> 
> -mike
> 
> seeing as how that actually seems like a really obvious and
> decent idea,
> 
> 
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> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:41:48 -0400
> From: "Diane Serley"
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> Hey everybody --
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> I've just acquired an Asus eeePC and will be bringing
> it with me on
> Saturday
> to the OpenJam if anyone wants to play wiht it!
> 
> Diane
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