I wish there was a single day that I lived that I didn't witness an irrational, illogical, selfish remark. Nationalism is a disease. If you can't see the glory and hope that glimmers in a durable, sensible, and highly useful piece of affordable machinery in the hands of our world's children whom at first would be less knowledgeable without, you are the one who is unfortunate. In the end, I smile knowing that those remarks stay in green muck as people who care continue doing something great.
Paper. Cheap, requires no power or batteries, never crashes, portable, expandable, lasts 100,000x longer than magnetic media, instant on, sortable, handles graphics and color and fonts of any size or text of any language with ease, duplicate it, you can send messages on it globally, even compress it, recycle it. Sponsor my: "One Pack of Index Cards" per child program. For the cost of one useless junky plastic toxic breakable OLPC you can buy 100,000 index cards, or enough for 100 children.
@ANARCHYdashTVdotCOM Paper, once it gets wet it can't be used, once it gets dirty it can't be read or written on, lasts for only two uses - one on each side, requires slaughtered forests to be made and creates toxic chemicals when recycled, 1000 index cards won't last or have the functionality anywhere near an XO laptop, can't be used for long-distance communication, can't be used for research purposes, requires extra peripherals to write with, can't record and playback speech or video.
Nice idea I guess, but can't help wondering if they'd get better value out of old hardware with newer software. I mean, I've seen a Commodore C64 web browser, even an Apple II! My point is that people (and industry) are throwing away P3 Laptops as obsolete. A P3 with 256 Meg RAM is a capable machine running a stripped down Linux Distro, something like on the EEE Xandros or Linpus Lite, or even Sugar! If it's all about the money, then why new hardware? Not sure it was the best option.
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Wow, SUGAR looks awesome, very intuitive! I hope they'll start the "Give 1 Get 1" programme in Europe, then I'll donate one and get one for my mom, she's never had a computer and is intimated by them, but I think she'll get along well with SUGAR ... But I'm wondering, how do you enter a URL in the browser if there's no toolbar? Are you supposed to make a Google search of the URL you want and then click on the result that corresponds?
(1) There is a new live CD to test Sugar (the GUI) on your personal computer. It's done by Wolfgang Rohrmoser and to be found at laptop-dot-org wiki.
(2) Of course the GUI is unfamiliar to us, as it breaks with the arbitrary tradition to copy the nomenclatura and structure of office contexts: File, folder, programme: School kids aged 6 shouldn't care about bureau stuff to handle a computer. Sugar presents activities instead. It is an intended break with all we knew before.
As simple as Windows? Surely you're joking. As simple as Windows, the most malware ridden, difficult to use operating system ever invented by mankind. Right. Go learn Unix, moron.
Ok, man. You're watching a video about a computer that RUNS LINUX, and saying "Go away penguin" to a 2 year-old comment. Either way, though, I said "Go learn Unix." What, pray, do penguins have to do with Unix?
It's true that the penguin is the official Linux logo. However, in my comment, I mentioned Unix generally, not the Unix work-alike specifically known as Linux (or, more properly, GNU/Linux); therefore, the commenter's reference to me as "penguin" was inappropriate, not to mention childish in the extreme. Oh, well. I've grown more or less accustomed to idiots who know nothing but Windoze running their mouths about other operating systems.
lol What about Unix do you want to learn? "Teach me Unix" is like saying "Teach me music," or "teach me cooking." It's just not that simple. What about Unix do you want to know? The basics, or what? Do you currently have a Unix system? Get back to me, and I'll see what I can do, if you're serious. On the other hand, if you're not serious, NO BITCH! hehe
@metalboy5150 surely you most be kidding Windows is nt dificult to use....better think before u critizize any1 otherwise you will look foolish, like rite now...
Sugar is supposed a departure from traditional desktops. Windows may seem simple to you but that is because you have used it for many years; you learned it. You've learned the Microsoft way of doing things, making anything different difficult for you by default. But the operating system that taught people to turn off their computers by clicking a button marked "start" is not simple for someone who has never used it. Sugar is intended to be an educational tool and fun for children.
@CerebralGump I totally agree with you! :) ... We need to start departing from the Steve Jobs line of thinking... I won't say windows because there isn't anything called "windows way of doing stuff" .... They say windows stole most of the ideas, if not all!
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Prety cool, This goes to show those uptight Mac snobs that their little red ipod nano that they go crazy over isnt the only thing helping needy people. They need to learn that the rest of the world functions beter together and not on a single item that you could live with out.
Us "uptight Mac snobs?" So what does that make you? An "uptight snob of some other variety?" Do you know what a jerk you sound like, making blanket statements like that? I'm a Mac user, and yes, own an iPod, and was thrilled about this idea of OLPC's. I know this is an old comment, but I just had to respond to this, because it seriously rankles.
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If it is, this presentation certainly doesn't show it. Looks childish. Why limiting the tool bars and such? I can understand if they wanted to make a common bar on top, like those on MacOS, or on Amiga, but cutting out things... hmmm. Abiword instead of OpenOffice? That's only if the whole school switches to OLPC...
Well, I think it's not intended for six years olds, rather whole schools. Because, I think they avoid calling it a kids products, and first graders (if that), are small kids. And if it's for schools (and maybe high schools, because kids certainly won't use the 'show source' button), I think they can comprehend a more advanced interface. But if I'm wrong(if it is, in fact oriented to small kids), then you made your point, and I agree.
It has no hard drive! Limited space for applications. BUT its network implementation (without server or switcher/modem/hub) is superb! you can REALLY work in a work group.
The OLPC project sure sounds interesting, but... the interface is awful! This thing is ugly and very confusing. If they wanted to make it more intuitive, they should have made it more like the early Mac.
Why would anyone want windows on olpc? These computer's are designed for third world country's, where people have little food and money, and on top of that you people want to plague them with system crashes and viruses.
i don't have littles food and money in my 3rd world country, wath are you tring to tell us i have a computer running windows 7 and i can talk in english and i born and live in a 3rd world country (mexico)
not all the 3rd world countries are like africa and that countryes we have computers here too, but if you are trying to tell us that the xo is for people who in their entire life doesn't have acompurer and windows will be to had for them then i agree with you
I can't believe the dumb remarks being made here. This thing is AWESOME. This will put the knowledge of the world into the hands of every 5 to 12 year old in the world because there is an ebook reader on it! Have you ever been to Gutenbergdotorg??? Every child in the world will be able to access all the literature of the world in 52 different languages!! This will absolutely transform the world and I can't believe people can't see this.
I don't think so... Opera is in Nintendo Wii. In OLPC is modified Gecko (Gecko is a Firefox engine). Software in OLPC is 100% Open Source - Opera is only freeware.
Ok your comment doesn't make any sense, I was saying how this video made realize how I worry about if I can run the newest games and shit, kids in africa worry if they can even use a laptop
wow wow wow stop right there i live in mexico a 3rd world country and for my birthday my parents buy me a new smarthphone with windows mobile and a new laptop with windows 7, not all the 3rd worlds countries are like africa and that i don't live in a house made of wood in sonora we are not eating like they do in africa we go to the stores like you do in the us i can talk in english please don't talk like that of all the 3rd world countries
you can express like that with the countriesinafrica
@supersuato123 In every third world countries there are rich people. In Haïti there are millionaires. So you're a privileged kid. Probably your parents are corrupt people or criminals. Do you realize that most people in Mexico don't have smartphone, nor laptops? In Africa there are some people who live in more luxurious houses than Bill Gates. They are dictators and such, and their kids speak English without accents. What's our point exactly?
@TheGreatAndyChow but im not rich or not t ll but i have friend that have laptops and cellphones with 3g and wifi and their not rich this this countrie is not all abd and my parents are not criminals ahahha ok supersuato123 off peace and dell alienware m11x for my birthday woo
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The UI couldn't possibly be less attractive, especially for kids who love colors. If it's an accessibility feature, then I'd rather they got kids proper food and fixed their eyesight. Fuck - the Big Mac is only 99c!..
I'd rather have one of these than suffer another bout with wince, and its host of clunky apps. I particularly like the display's ability to change to a transreflective monochrome mode. I've had quite enough of trying to look at traditional colour LCDs in daylight.
one question: who will give them internet access? I yesterday readed in arstechnica dot com that in kazakhstan the unlimited dial-up access is 111$ per month, so, in my opinion the most powerful function is totally useless in 3rd world. Please, little less conversation and little more action.
First of all, the idea is to distribute these through the schools in these countries. Granted not every school in the 3rd world will have internet access + wireless access, but that is part of the mission of OLPC. To supply not just the laptops, but the infrastructure. Secondly, the OLPC has community chat and colaboration features, so children away from school can connect to other children in their village even if Internet access is not available.
I'd like to point out that the browser in the OLPC has an address bar, just click on the title and it changes. You can visit any arbitrary site. The only problem I haven't figured out is the saving of the images from websites.
Half the point of redesigning these computers is getting rid of the crap associated with the computers we use. Remember, this is going out to millions of people worldwide. And it runs Linux if i remember correctly.
most commenters on the this thread are incredibly thick, and *do not understand* that the windows platform has spelt disaster for general computer literacy - and by bypassing it to more fundamental principles, these kids with their xo "toys" will probably blow away the western world with their skills while you struggle to pay a shady russian hacker who has locked-up your computer with ransomware.
underdrive: getaclue. when did computing = "windows"? xo is probably the most advanced computing platform ever invented in it's space, taking us back to the revolutionary principles of the dynabook, etc. never heard of it? there's a search engine called "google" you might want to check out.
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the interface is pointless to the argument. The purpase of this device is to enable people access to a greater pool of knowledge and to help them learn.
Interesting, but I'd be concerned about powering a laptop in remote rural areas. I know there is talk of a company called Potenco powering the laptop with a hand-powered generator - seems like the right idea.
This will change the world, sign my kids up for a beta test. there are city school districts in the USA that could benefit from this, like Memphis TN whose schools teach children to be thugs.
Square, I see you wrote this a year ago, but wanted to reply. I also live in Memphis, and I agree with your sentiments. I am a product (albeit a different one) of the Memphis City Schools, and the sad thing is, THERE ARE ALREADY COMPUTERS THERE!!! And still all they can do is teach our kids to be thugs and criminals. The key there is to hire DECENT teachers, not just somebody wanting a paycheck. The equipment is already in place. Respond as you see fit. Cheers, SiSo
underdrive: why unleash a retarded and thoroughly discredited system like Win98 on crapped-out obsolete PCs into the developing world? so kids can learn important computing concepts like "anti-virus"? PowerPoint??? don't make me laugh. are we trying to make good or cause more harm?
90+% of desktop users use windows, that's why. If you learn win 98 you can learn XP. What does this OS teach them beside the very basics? Go to any business worldwide and they are running Windows. I personally think Windows is crap but I also recognize it is the most widely used OS in the world so it makes sense to learn it to get ahead.
I have spent 18 years as a Systems Analyst in both the public and private sector. Like I said, I think windows is crap but reality, and I emphasize the word REALITY is that windows is the predominant OS in the world so it makes sense to learn how to use it. Further, if you learn to use Windows, this does not preclude you from learning other computing languages, operating systems or anything else. I am done with you so do not expect a response to your next flame/troll.
The Windows/Linux debate is irrelevant. For the poorest people in the world, it's a choice between this laptop or no laptop at all. Windows would require a much more expensive system which these people simply cannot afford.
Great project. The only extra thing it needs is a programming language for the children to use it in the laptop itself. I think something as light as GW Basic would be OK for this initial stage.
its shipping with Squeak, which is a derivative of SmallTalk. and the Sugar interface in the video above is written entirely in Python. so thats two languages at the very least that its shipping with.
The concept is interesting ...what I've seen about the actual hardware is that when you start running out of juice ..you only need to wind it up ... I would love something similar on my $1000+ laptop... also question to all those MS supporters ... why doesn't MS allow us to use its pocket pc OS on old laptops?...becose some PDAs run faster than my old desktop which runs at 800Mhz.
Incredible. You're all just like the beauracrats I used to work with. Faced with a monumental work of effort and art, you complain about the button colours.
Until I see your designs for a laptop that can be mass-produced for under $100, I'm just going to ignore you pointless gibberings. I'll bet you don't even know why it's so important.
A lot of dumbasses in this thread. Did you see the Etoys bit? That's "Squeak": an implementation of Smalltalk, written by... dudes at Xerox-PARC. Who *invented* the the very concept of the UI that you are reading my comments in, on your inferior KDE/ Ubuntu/ XP / OSX systems, numbnuts.
Bill Gates should be putting out his own version of this project with his foundation with all of the standard MS apps. Hell, a 486 will run windows 98, a pentium class system above 350mhz will run xp. Think of all the used laptops out there that could run these apps. All the OLPC will offer is really basic skill building with a gap between this and real world computing.
Para entender la magnitud del esfuerzo del Dr. Nigroponte primero deberían saber que este proyecto está dedicado principalmente a aquellos cuya lengua materna no es el inglés, realmente veo muy complicado que aquellos que han escrito en inglés logren entender lo loable de este esfuerzo dado que no fue diseñado para ustedes "guys", o escrito en inglés "This project is not for you, english speakers".
yo creo que tu tienes razon porque ellos creen que sera igual a una computadora con intel tri core o core 2 duo pero no esto esta echo para que ellos pudan atravesar la barrera de siempre lo mismo y saber un poquito de tecnologia pero i'm a english speaker to but im agree with you bye dixituti
omg, i hope that the kids that get this laptop be samrter than the ppl that post here, because youre all stupid morons that dont get anything it doesnt mean that linux, the interface, or the project sucks, go read something if you know how to read and stop posting nonsense, btw, the adress bar autohides, the wireless protocol is not the standar, so if you get to any hotspot you wont be able to use it, you need a gateway intendet to do that so the teachers can filter the contents
Good intentions, I just think the money spent could be on better things, these computers will probably be thrown out, broken, won't be used, too lazy to crank the thing..
and the children that will get getting these POS are "rich" enough to afford schooling, clothes, food, and other crap. They'll play with these for a while and throw it to their dog.
So...lets get this perrrrfectly straight: In the unlikely chance that a poor child will ever see one of these laptops, AND finds an active WiFi hotspot, the poor child won't even be able to type in the address of a webpage?? But will only be able to view the world through google censored glasses?? How wrong.
It's not about the operating system, it's about getting to the applications and using them. OSs are easy to learn. I see no reason that a kid has to be on a Mac or PC to prepare for the future. By the time an 8 year old goes to college, who knows what OSs will be like.
We all began in dos or early versions os windows... so I rly don't get the point in criticizing this os so much. This is a open door to technology to people who would never dream of it.
In fact I think it's the best option around for beginners with the limited hardware. The OLPC is very cleaver in every aspect.
Who cares if it breaks conventions? I have tried hard to get my mac os x interface to be this uncluttered, and that is hard to do. Luckily these people recognize that small screen area requires an efficient interface without the clutter of tons of the conventional task oriented clutter!
These poor kids are going to be confused as hell once they go to college and/or get a job and finally see what a real OS interface is supposed to look like.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, why not teach kids something that they'll see in real life once they graduate? The default KDE or Gnome interfaces kinda look like Windows or Mac OS X, so they wouldn't be totally baffled when they upgrade to a "real" computer.
Because an OS is only a means to an end. Better to understand that concept first. Plus, By the time they go to college who knows what the OSs will be like? OSs aren't hard to learn anyway.
99.9999% of the kids using these laptops are NOT going to college. Ever. They are lucky to have public schooling, and will now have access to a very stripped down, but useful computer that will benefit their learning in ways they (and we) cannot even fathom.
Yes, i was so desperately confused when i discovered GUIs. I was so crippled by those BASIC interpreter command-line interfaces that i first learned on. It's such a shame. I'll never be able to use a computer. I can't drive at night, either; there's no headlight knob in the spot where i'm used to it.
Climb out of the box, people! Not everyone is incapable adapting to new ideas.
Umm... The interfaces I used in grade school were VERY different from the interfaces I use now. But those computers were a "doorway" into the computing world that was invaluable to me today.
It's called "learning" you should try it sometime.
i think its perfect. full linux would run like a slug, its a 500mhz with a flash drive in it.. its a thin client, email, browser, IM, word proccessor.. less is more. these kids could care less what it looks like.
What so great about a crippled UI? Not sure what kids are going to learn from this. Why not put them in front of a command line and teach them some skills instead of Microsofting them.
Seems really silly. Why not go with something tried and trusted like Ubuntu, and other free apps like gaim and firefox. Why would they go to the trouble of designing new software that people probably won't even like. WHY?
You need to look at you definition of developing world. A couple of years ago I rode a dirt bike around Cambodia and went through many villages where folks had never seen a white person, gas was sold in 2liter coke bottles and running water is a fantasy. I imagine the same thing exists across the border.
lots of ignorant comments around here, what a shame. Sure there are some things that may not seem 'ideal' - but I assure you that the developers thought about it longer then you did. Product looks great for the demographic, well done OLPC.
i agree with the rest of the boneheads who are complaining about the user interface. where are the fade in and fade out icons, where is the super cool glossy looking interface? why is there if my $3000 1080dpi laptop can do all this stuff why cant this one do the same thing?
Yes. Kids are smart. That's why once they have their into to computing world through the XO-1 from OLPC, they can move to bigger and "better" things down the road.
Looks good guys, keep up the good work! Can't wait to see the p2p/mesh networking stuff in action.
I think the hand crank power supply should remain a part of the actual laptop, if the power supply is removedable then it may/will be lost making the laptop useless. External power supplies can still take the form of a larger crank/peddle genset for large classes, PV arrays, grid power rectifiers, etc...
very cool!In China,using $100 can only buy a black/white screan study mechine.But i think edubuntu is more suiteble for this mechine.Remember that it is a mechine just for study,not for work,not for fun.So it's really great,at least it's great in China.
OK, le concept semble intéressant, mais sans barre d'addresse, comment faire pour aller naviguer sur le web? par google seulement? C'est peut-être une question stupide, mais bon...
it's not supposed to be a normap pc in normal school, guys. this project aims at areas where the schools have mediocre teachers, nonexistent libraries or old books.
it's supposed to foster cooperative learning etc.
please read the background information on the olpc homepage before complaining.
Cool! I think in Western world many people need a product like this; simple, clear, it does what you want it to do without difficulties. There should be a Western version with usb mouse; my mother would probably really get along with this thing!
These things aren't aimed at countries where (lots) of people don't even have enough food. It's aimed at the many, many countries where people DO have enough food, DO have basic education, DO have running water etc... but aren't quite "developed" otherwise. For example: China, India, Brazil, etc
Thank you! Thank you for doing your research before jumping to conclusions based on a dysfunctional view of "developing nations" spread through the West!
To those who think this project is about sending laptops to starving, thirsting, diseased, half-clothed children who don't have electricity or running water: please save us all some trouble and _read the OLPC FAQ and wiki_. Thanks.
I agree with others. We in America do not teach our children OLPC interface so why teach others in developing nations? It will only confuse people. No wonder India backed out. I think Mac OS X or Windows XP should have been on the OLPC. There always has to be a catch when it comes to things like these.
OS X? WinXP? Try OS 9 or below, or Win95. Here are the specs from the OLPC wiki: 366 Mhz, 128MB RAM, 512MB storage capacity (flash, not HD).
Yeah, trying to run our fancy modern OSes on that _would_ be a disappointment. And to think, those would need so much maintenance just to keep them up to date before their inevitable obsolescence!
Ok your right at that. But the UI should have at least been more like a Linux UI or a Windows-like UI. Of course as close as you can get without getting a lawsuit against you from Microsoft. I still think they did a great job with the design and compactness but the OS should have looked more like Linux so that kids in other countries can relate to something once they use another computer.
I can agree with that. But what is the "Linux look"? GNOME, KDE, OpenBox, Enlightenment... those are just WMs. what does "Linux" itself look like? And if not Linux, then choosing Windows or OS X would probably cause a big fuss (Windows: "unfair monopoly!"; OS X: "minority OS not suitable for real-world computing!"). These guys could well be caught between two horns.
Good concept but too much "wrong" marketing messages around.
Till now none of the models has even got a color-display.
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TheGag96 1 year ago
I wish there was a single day that I lived that I didn't witness an irrational, illogical, selfish remark. Nationalism is a disease. If you can't see the glory and hope that glimmers in a durable, sensible, and highly useful piece of affordable machinery in the hands of our world's children whom at first would be less knowledgeable without, you are the one who is unfortunate. In the end, I smile knowing that those remarks stay in green muck as people who care continue doing something great.
goldenresidueofbliss 1 year ago
"Its so simple even a child can use it. And they do"
probably an improvement over "One Kalashnikov Per Child"
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chrisxdeboy 7 months ago
is there websites that are blocked on those
c4r50n1 1 year ago
Paper. Cheap, requires no power or batteries, never crashes, portable, expandable, lasts 100,000x longer than magnetic media, instant on, sortable, handles graphics and color and fonts of any size or text of any language with ease, duplicate it, you can send messages on it globally, even compress it, recycle it. Sponsor my: "One Pack of Index Cards" per child program. For the cost of one useless junky plastic toxic breakable OLPC you can buy 100,000 index cards, or enough for 100 children.
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@ANARCHYdashTVdotCOM Paper, once it gets wet it can't be used, once it gets dirty it can't be read or written on, lasts for only two uses - one on each side, requires slaughtered forests to be made and creates toxic chemicals when recycled, 1000 index cards won't last or have the functionality anywhere near an XO laptop, can't be used for long-distance communication, can't be used for research purposes, requires extra peripherals to write with, can't record and playback speech or video.
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He's using an emulator, that's why.
SvenneTheBlockhead 2 years ago
Ew, Gnome filepicker. I suppose the KDE/Windows one is "too advanced".
VCat2006 2 years ago
KDE/Windows? I guess they are very similar.
logicalnetworkingnet 2 years ago
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ikill4u784 3 years ago
You shouldn't need to explicitly save documents. They should be saved automatically like Google Docs
jigglesnap 3 years ago
Nice idea I guess, but can't help wondering if they'd get better value out of old hardware with newer software. I mean, I've seen a Commodore C64 web browser, even an Apple II! My point is that people (and industry) are throwing away P3 Laptops as obsolete. A P3 with 256 Meg RAM is a capable machine running a stripped down Linux Distro, something like on the EEE Xandros or Linpus Lite, or even Sugar! If it's all about the money, then why new hardware? Not sure it was the best option.
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joelcont 3 years ago
Crysis is crap anyway
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Indeed
darkmoonice235 3 years ago
Will it run crysis?
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wadesplace1 3 years ago
Wow, SUGAR looks awesome, very intuitive! I hope they'll start the "Give 1 Get 1" programme in Europe, then I'll donate one and get one for my mom, she's never had a computer and is intimated by them, but I think she'll get along well with SUGAR ... But I'm wondering, how do you enter a URL in the browser if there's no toolbar? Are you supposed to make a Google search of the URL you want and then click on the result that corresponds?
Chiflado21 3 years ago
Heck, I'd like to have a sugar-like interface on my pc...
serjndestroy 3 years ago
If I could upgrade this and get (light cough) Crysis on it, it would be one hell of a cheap awesome laptop. $100!
TheGeek1028 3 years ago
I think this is a great LINUX system. Thumbs up.
pjdarmis 3 years ago
Two remarks:
(1) There is a new live CD to test Sugar (the GUI) on your personal computer. It's done by Wolfgang Rohrmoser and to be found at laptop-dot-org wiki.
(2) Of course the GUI is unfamiliar to us, as it breaks with the arbitrary tradition to copy the nomenclatura and structure of office contexts: File, folder, programme: School kids aged 6 shouldn't care about bureau stuff to handle a computer. Sugar presents activities instead. It is an intended break with all we knew before.
MrSnable 3 years ago
does this pc run crysis
gta239 3 years ago
the interface is so freaking ugly, why dont they make it simple as windows ? stupid red hat
msdnvp 4 years ago
As simple as Windows? Surely you're joking. As simple as Windows, the most malware ridden, difficult to use operating system ever invented by mankind. Right. Go learn Unix, moron.
metalboy5150 3 years ago 6
@metalboy5150 Oh go away, penguin.
GeneStarwind09 1 year ago
@GeneStarwind09
Ok, man. You're watching a video about a computer that RUNS LINUX, and saying "Go away penguin" to a 2 year-old comment. Either way, though, I said "Go learn Unix." What, pray, do penguins have to do with Unix?
metalboy5150 1 year ago
@metalboy5150
logo of linux is a penguin, im i right?
tell him to "close his windows and go away"
wiseye61 1 year ago
@wiseye61
It's true that the penguin is the official Linux logo. However, in my comment, I mentioned Unix generally, not the Unix work-alike specifically known as Linux (or, more properly, GNU/Linux); therefore, the commenter's reference to me as "penguin" was inappropriate, not to mention childish in the extreme. Oh, well. I've grown more or less accustomed to idiots who know nothing but Windoze running their mouths about other operating systems.
metalboy5150 1 year ago
@metalboy5150 TEACH ME UNIX, BITCH.
ZEROEVILDARKCOOL 1 year ago
@ZEROEVILDARKCOOL
lol What about Unix do you want to learn? "Teach me Unix" is like saying "Teach me music," or "teach me cooking." It's just not that simple. What about Unix do you want to know? The basics, or what? Do you currently have a Unix system? Get back to me, and I'll see what I can do, if you're serious. On the other hand, if you're not serious, NO BITCH! hehe
metalboy5150 1 year ago
@metalboy5150 surely you most be kidding Windows is nt dificult to use....better think before u critizize any1 otherwise you will look foolish, like rite now...
upgrade542 1 year ago
@metalboy5150 that hit the spot
Shockszzbyyous 8 months ago
Sugar is supposed a departure from traditional desktops. Windows may seem simple to you but that is because you have used it for many years; you learned it. You've learned the Microsoft way of doing things, making anything different difficult for you by default. But the operating system that taught people to turn off their computers by clicking a button marked "start" is not simple for someone who has never used it. Sugar is intended to be an educational tool and fun for children.
CerebralGump 3 years ago 4
@CerebralGump I totally agree with you! :) ... We need to start departing from the Steve Jobs line of thinking... I won't say windows because there isn't anything called "windows way of doing stuff" .... They say windows stole most of the ideas, if not all!
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aartinetin 3 months ago
do you think its possable to put Ubuntu on one of these. That would be cool.
Jamiroquai2172 4 years ago
It's likely, considering the laptop already has a downgraded version of Fedora Core.
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georgemarkcarter 4 years ago
Prety cool, This goes to show those uptight Mac snobs that their little red ipod nano that they go crazy over isnt the only thing helping needy people. They need to learn that the rest of the world functions beter together and not on a single item that you could live with out.
Jamiroquai2172 4 years ago
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Us "uptight Mac snobs?" So what does that make you? An "uptight snob of some other variety?" Do you know what a jerk you sound like, making blanket statements like that? I'm a Mac user, and yes, own an iPod, and was thrilled about this idea of OLPC's. I know this is an old comment, but I just had to respond to this, because it seriously rankles.
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randomperson3333 4 years ago
I would consider getting one of these if it had a better word processor.
Pathogen1014 4 years ago
agreed.
huhokay 4 years ago
this is the most important advancement in setting a standard for knowledge in the history of mankind.
moondy11 4 years ago 3
If it is, this presentation certainly doesn't show it. Looks childish. Why limiting the tool bars and such? I can understand if they wanted to make a common bar on top, like those on MacOS, or on Amiga, but cutting out things... hmmm. Abiword instead of OpenOffice? That's only if the whole school switches to OLPC...
paxcoder 4 years ago
You do realize it's intended for six-year-olds in places where no-one has ever seen a computer, right?
Still, moondy11's exaggerating a bit. I'd say general literacy was (and is) a rather greater advance.
TOTAhruman 4 years ago 3
Well, I think it's not intended for six years olds, rather whole schools. Because, I think they avoid calling it a kids products, and first graders (if that), are small kids. And if it's for schools (and maybe high schools, because kids certainly won't use the 'show source' button), I think they can comprehend a more advanced interface. But if I'm wrong(if it is, in fact oriented to small kids), then you made your point, and I agree.
paxcoder 4 years ago
It has no hard drive! Limited space for applications. BUT its network implementation (without server or switcher/modem/hub) is superb! you can REALLY work in a work group.
Leopoldo888 4 years ago
You can change the source code with a stroke of a button. It wouldn't be that hard to add stuff in.
vcelloho 4 years ago
=(( you broke my heart... i was thinking about something like.. feudora...
andreirocks1992 4 years ago
The OLPC project sure sounds interesting, but... the interface is awful! This thing is ugly and very confusing. If they wanted to make it more intuitive, they should have made it more like the early Mac.
nightsdreamparadox 4 years ago
That GUI paradigm is very clear to childs, you are not the user target
U1ME 4 years ago 2
Why would anyone want windows on olpc? These computer's are designed for third world country's, where people have little food and money, and on top of that you people want to plague them with system crashes and viruses.
ei3r 4 years ago 2
I don't have "little food and money" in my third world country...
herval 4 years ago 3
Windows? Where? The topic here is OLPC, based on Linux.
U1ME 4 years ago
You evidently have not read the rest of the comments. Please do so before responding.
metalboy5150 3 years ago
i don't have littles food and money in my 3rd world country, wath are you tring to tell us i have a computer running windows 7 and i can talk in english and i born and live in a 3rd world country (mexico)
not all the 3rd world countries are like africa and that countryes we have computers here too, but if you are trying to tell us that the xo is for people who in their entire life doesn't have acompurer and windows will be to had for them then i agree with you
supersuato123 2 years ago
rofl in after idiots
it's not for the starving children with flies on their faces
crackaasscracka 4 years ago
I can't believe the dumb remarks being made here. This thing is AWESOME. This will put the knowledge of the world into the hands of every 5 to 12 year old in the world because there is an ebook reader on it! Have you ever been to Gutenbergdotorg??? Every child in the world will be able to access all the literature of the world in 52 different languages!! This will absolutely transform the world and I can't believe people can't see this.
This is a TEACHING tool for school children.
Hope42 4 years ago 10
I agree, it's fantastic. I don't see any reason to talk negatively about this.
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bleed08 4 years ago
The OLPC is not shipping with the firefox browser but the Opera browser.
r00tw00t 4 years ago
I don't think so... Opera is in Nintendo Wii. In OLPC is modified Gecko (Gecko is a Firefox engine). Software in OLPC is 100% Open Source - Opera is only freeware.
tostershadow 4 years ago
makes me realize how lucky I am to have a brand new laptop, instead of living in a 3rd world country and only having something like that
toaster99soke 4 years ago
did u just seriously say that, wow, way to let everybody else know how much of a suburban, clueless douche you are
alphanumerik 4 years ago
Ok your comment doesn't make any sense, I was saying how this video made realize how I worry about if I can run the newest games and shit, kids in africa worry if they can even use a laptop
toaster99soke 4 years ago
wow wow wow stop right there i live in mexico a 3rd world country and for my birthday my parents buy me a new smarthphone with windows mobile and a new laptop with windows 7, not all the 3rd worlds countries are like africa and that i don't live in a house made of wood in sonora we are not eating like they do in africa we go to the stores like you do in the us i can talk in english please don't talk like that of all the 3rd world countries
you can express like that with the countriesinafrica
supersuato123 2 years ago
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hahahahaha!! please... when you grow up... don't jump the wall between usa and your ugly country!! :-)
miriyaa 2 years ago
@supersuato123 In every third world countries there are rich people. In Haïti there are millionaires. So you're a privileged kid. Probably your parents are corrupt people or criminals. Do you realize that most people in Mexico don't have smartphone, nor laptops? In Africa there are some people who live in more luxurious houses than Bill Gates. They are dictators and such, and their kids speak English without accents. What's our point exactly?
TheGreatAndyChow 1 year ago
@TheGreatAndyChow but im not rich or not t ll but i have friend that have laptops and cellphones with 3g and wifi and their not rich this this countrie is not all abd and my parents are not criminals ahahha ok supersuato123 off peace and dell alienware m11x for my birthday woo
supersuato123 1 year ago
@supersuato123 o another thing mexico is the 4rth country of america i knoe that usa is he first one in the world but its not bad the 4rt in america
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@toaster99soke me too because that hing is a peace of crab few i am going to have a brand new dell alienware for my birthday and not that
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zc301 4 years ago
The UI couldn't possibly be less attractive, especially for kids who love colors. If it's an accessibility feature, then I'd rather they got kids proper food and fixed their eyesight. Fuck - the Big Mac is only 99c!..
mrfruit 4 years ago
I'd like to see a change in the chat theme. its too much like 98. make it glossy ;)
Cien958 4 years ago
I'd rather have one of these than suffer another bout with wince, and its host of clunky apps. I particularly like the display's ability to change to a transreflective monochrome mode. I've had quite enough of trying to look at traditional colour LCDs in daylight.
ueberRegenbogen 4 years ago
one question: who will give them internet access? I yesterday readed in arstechnica dot com that in kazakhstan the unlimited dial-up access is 111$ per month, so, in my opinion the most powerful function is totally useless in 3rd world. Please, little less conversation and little more action.
3ze 4 years ago
First of all, the idea is to distribute these through the schools in these countries. Granted not every school in the 3rd world will have internet access + wireless access, but that is part of the mission of OLPC. To supply not just the laptops, but the infrastructure. Secondly, the OLPC has community chat and colaboration features, so children away from school can connect to other children in their village even if Internet access is not available.
All your aggravation ain't satisfactioning me.
bartramg1 4 years ago
I'd like to point out that the browser in the OLPC has an address bar, just click on the title and it changes. You can visit any arbitrary site. The only problem I haven't figured out is the saving of the images from websites.
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northtoledolunchbox 4 years ago
Half the point of redesigning these computers is getting rid of the crap associated with the computers we use. Remember, this is going out to millions of people worldwide. And it runs Linux if i remember correctly.
pepe6666 4 years ago
OLPC is for generally educating children. They didn't start this project to help kids learn to use computers.
1337pede 4 years ago
most commenters on the this thread are incredibly thick, and *do not understand* that the windows platform has spelt disaster for general computer literacy - and by bypassing it to more fundamental principles, these kids with their xo "toys" will probably blow away the western world with their skills while you struggle to pay a shady russian hacker who has locked-up your computer with ransomware.
ikemstar 4 years ago
underdrive: getaclue. when did computing = "windows"? xo is probably the most advanced computing platform ever invented in it's space, taking us back to the revolutionary principles of the dynabook, etc. never heard of it? there's a search engine called "google" you might want to check out.
ikemstar 4 years ago
great idea, but they need to teach them its not a toy and will probably be the most expensive then they'll ever own(sad but true).
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punkrox1002 4 years ago
the interface is pointless to the argument. The purpase of this device is to enable people access to a greater pool of knowledge and to help them learn.
shojingod 4 years ago
Interesting, but I'd be concerned about powering a laptop in remote rural areas. I know there is talk of a company called Potenco powering the laptop with a hand-powered generator - seems like the right idea.
Coach8080 4 years ago
This will change the world, sign my kids up for a beta test. there are city school districts in the USA that could benefit from this, like Memphis TN whose schools teach children to be thugs.
squareandlevel 4 years ago
Square, I see you wrote this a year ago, but wanted to reply. I also live in Memphis, and I agree with your sentiments. I am a product (albeit a different one) of the Memphis City Schools, and the sad thing is, THERE ARE ALREADY COMPUTERS THERE!!! And still all they can do is teach our kids to be thugs and criminals. The key there is to hire DECENT teachers, not just somebody wanting a paycheck. The equipment is already in place. Respond as you see fit. Cheers, SiSo
metalboy5150 3 years ago
Well, this laptop is for children that are in poor countries.
TheGeek1028 3 years ago
Great project, the developers have a good understanding of what is required to bring this technology to the third world.
giordan0 5 years ago
Weird UI...
dchest 5 years ago
underdrive: why unleash a retarded and thoroughly discredited system like Win98 on crapped-out obsolete PCs into the developing world? so kids can learn important computing concepts like "anti-virus"? PowerPoint??? don't make me laugh. are we trying to make good or cause more harm?
ikemstar 5 years ago
90+% of desktop users use windows, that's why. If you learn win 98 you can learn XP. What does this OS teach them beside the very basics? Go to any business worldwide and they are running Windows. I personally think Windows is crap but I also recognize it is the most widely used OS in the world so it makes sense to learn it to get ahead.
underdrive 4 years ago
underdrive: so much to answer for.
ikemstar 4 years ago
I have spent 18 years as a Systems Analyst in both the public and private sector. Like I said, I think windows is crap but reality, and I emphasize the word REALITY is that windows is the predominant OS in the world so it makes sense to learn how to use it. Further, if you learn to use Windows, this does not preclude you from learning other computing languages, operating systems or anything else. I am done with you so do not expect a response to your next flame/troll.
underdrive 4 years ago
lol.
ikemstar 4 years ago
The Windows/Linux debate is irrelevant. For the poorest people in the world, it's a choice between this laptop or no laptop at all. Windows would require a much more expensive system which these people simply cannot afford.
retrogamevideos 4 years ago
are you for real? windows has nothing to do with this.
jacksoncapper 4 years ago
Don't miss the point. If I was poor I'd rather surf google than not surf at all. And I don't even have to pay the electrical bill.
Inkvisitor 5 years ago
Great project. The only extra thing it needs is a programming language for the children to use it in the laptop itself. I think something as light as GW Basic would be OK for this initial stage.
andryc 5 years ago
its shipping with Squeak, which is a derivative of SmallTalk. and the Sugar interface in the video above is written entirely in Python. so thats two languages at the very least that its shipping with.
kdehead 5 years ago
The concept is interesting ...what I've seen about the actual hardware is that when you start running out of juice ..you only need to wind it up ... I would love something similar on my $1000+ laptop... also question to all those MS supporters ... why doesn't MS allow us to use its pocket pc OS on old laptops?...becose some PDAs run faster than my old desktop which runs at 800Mhz.
bailianhua 5 years ago
Incredible. You're all just like the beauracrats I used to work with. Faced with a monumental work of effort and art, you complain about the button colours.
Until I see your designs for a laptop that can be mass-produced for under $100, I'm just going to ignore you pointless gibberings. I'll bet you don't even know why it's so important.
unorthodoxJeremy 5 years ago
A lot of dumbasses in this thread. Did you see the Etoys bit? That's "Squeak": an implementation of Smalltalk, written by... dudes at Xerox-PARC. Who *invented* the the very concept of the UI that you are reading my comments in, on your inferior KDE/ Ubuntu/ XP / OSX systems, numbnuts.
ikemstar 5 years ago
Bill Gates should be putting out his own version of this project with his foundation with all of the standard MS apps. Hell, a 486 will run windows 98, a pentium class system above 350mhz will run xp. Think of all the used laptops out there that could run these apps. All the OLPC will offer is really basic skill building with a gap between this and real world computing.
underdrive 5 years ago
totally useless. horrible ui. bad idea.
mrogov 5 years ago
are you for real?
jacksoncapper 4 years ago
Para entender la magnitud del esfuerzo del Dr. Nigroponte primero deberían saber que este proyecto está dedicado principalmente a aquellos cuya lengua materna no es el inglés, realmente veo muy complicado que aquellos que han escrito en inglés logren entender lo loable de este esfuerzo dado que no fue diseñado para ustedes "guys", o escrito en inglés "This project is not for you, english speakers".
dixituti 5 years ago
yo creo que tu tienes razon porque ellos creen que sera igual a una computadora con intel tri core o core 2 duo pero no esto esta echo para que ellos pudan atravesar la barrera de siempre lo mismo y saber un poquito de tecnologia pero i'm a english speaker to but im agree with you bye dixituti
supersuato123 2 years ago
Enjoy the garbage bin they call the Internet before you strave to death.
bugmenot000000 5 years ago
btw the adress bar autohides, and you all suck bad, get the emulator before posting crap
m0ck0 5 years ago
omg, i hope that the kids that get this laptop be samrter than the ppl that post here, because youre all stupid morons that dont get anything it doesnt mean that linux, the interface, or the project sucks, go read something if you know how to read and stop posting nonsense, btw, the adress bar autohides, the wireless protocol is not the standar, so if you get to any hotspot you wont be able to use it, you need a gateway intendet to do that so the teachers can filter the contents
m0ck0 5 years ago
who will teach them english.
btw, this is a POS and a horrible idea.
Good intentions, I just think the money spent could be on better things, these computers will probably be thrown out, broken, won't be used, too lazy to crank the thing..
and the children that will get getting these POS are "rich" enough to afford schooling, clothes, food, and other crap. They'll play with these for a while and throw it to their dog.
icestorm 5 years ago
Look good. However, I don't get why their is no address bar. Somebody know why?
kalem13 5 years ago
So...lets get this perrrrfectly straight: In the unlikely chance that a poor child will ever see one of these laptops, AND finds an active WiFi hotspot, the poor child won't even be able to type in the address of a webpage?? But will only be able to view the world through google censored glasses?? How wrong.
rossca 5 years ago
It's not about the operating system, it's about getting to the applications and using them. OSs are easy to learn. I see no reason that a kid has to be on a Mac or PC to prepare for the future. By the time an 8 year old goes to college, who knows what OSs will be like.
hieronymous4 5 years ago
I want one of these just to browse the web...
wussmode 5 years ago
I'd buy it anyday. Just perfect simple machine for reading, writing occasional surfing. Bravo!
pafka 5 years ago
We all began in dos or early versions os windows... so I rly don't get the point in criticizing this os so much. This is a open door to technology to people who would never dream of it.
In fact I think it's the best option around for beginners with the limited hardware. The OLPC is very cleaver in every aspect.
andreikeda 5 years ago
I think the interface is good and simple!
Who cares if it breaks conventions? I have tried hard to get my mac os x interface to be this uncluttered, and that is hard to do. Luckily these people recognize that small screen area requires an efficient interface without the clutter of tons of the conventional task oriented clutter!
fitchmicah 5 years ago
hmmmm,,,
I Think ill stay with Mac OSX and Windows XP
iainwall 5 years ago
Wow... everyone's really tearing this apart. It's not THAT bad!
grayfox777 5 years ago
I think it'll work for a middle-income country like Brazil. The plan is to buy 1 million of them in the first year.
pnarna 5 years ago
These poor kids are going to be confused as hell once they go to college and/or get a job and finally see what a real OS interface is supposed to look like.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, why not teach kids something that they'll see in real life once they graduate? The default KDE or Gnome interfaces kinda look like Windows or Mac OS X, so they wouldn't be totally baffled when they upgrade to a "real" computer.
leonbev 5 years ago
Because an OS is only a means to an end. Better to understand that concept first. Plus, By the time they go to college who knows what the OSs will be like? OSs aren't hard to learn anyway.
hieronymous4 5 years ago
99.9999% of the kids using these laptops are NOT going to college. Ever. They are lucky to have public schooling, and will now have access to a very stripped down, but useful computer that will benefit their learning in ways they (and we) cannot even fathom.
ghostgeek 5 years ago
Yes, i was so desperately confused when i discovered GUIs. I was so crippled by those BASIC interpreter command-line interfaces that i first learned on. It's such a shame. I'll never be able to use a computer. I can't drive at night, either; there's no headlight knob in the spot where i'm used to it.
Climb out of the box, people! Not everyone is incapable adapting to new ideas.
ueberRegenbogen 4 years ago 2
Umm... The interfaces I used in grade school were VERY different from the interfaces I use now. But those computers were a "doorway" into the computing world that was invaluable to me today.
It's called "learning" you should try it sometime.
bartramg1 4 years ago 5
Why would a child want an RSS reader?
df0notfound 5 years ago
i think its perfect. full linux would run like a slug, its a 500mhz with a flash drive in it.. its a thin client, email, browser, IM, word proccessor.. less is more. these kids could care less what it looks like.
darkness207 5 years ago
What so great about a crippled UI? Not sure what kids are going to learn from this. Why not put them in front of a command line and teach them some skills instead of Microsofting them.
hurtz2k 5 years ago
Seems really silly. Why not go with something tried and trusted like Ubuntu, and other free apps like gaim and firefox. Why would they go to the trouble of designing new software that people probably won't even like. WHY?
blackdon246 5 years ago
hmm when they open the chat client... some bit after they choose red color to font and when they start typing it goes blue! LOL
miguelwmonteiro 5 years ago
Ainda acho que o OSX seria uma melhor opção.
dudutaulois 5 years ago
You need to look at you definition of developing world. A couple of years ago I rode a dirt bike around Cambodia and went through many villages where folks had never seen a white person, gas was sold in 2liter coke bottles and running water is a fantasy. I imagine the same thing exists across the border.
TJinFLA 5 years ago
lots of ignorant comments around here, what a shame. Sure there are some things that may not seem 'ideal' - but I assure you that the developers thought about it longer then you did. Product looks great for the demographic, well done OLPC.
chriskelley 5 years ago
i agree with the rest of the boneheads who are complaining about the user interface. where are the fade in and fade out icons, where is the super cool glossy looking interface? why is there if my $3000 1080dpi laptop can do all this stuff why cant this one do the same thing?
o thats right. its only $100 you retards
chyya 5 years ago 2
Yep that Interface is "Totally Stupid".
What happens when these kids "Get Smart" and then have to try an learn Windows or a Linux Desktop or even OS X?.
Kids are smart give them what everyone else uses to learn on...
KeithLDick 5 years ago
Yes. Kids are smart. That's why once they have their into to computing world through the XO-1 from OLPC, they can move to bigger and "better" things down the road.
bartramg1 4 years ago 2
The web -browser- defeats the purpose of -browsing- the web - but I suppose you can always type the address into Google.. :)
0249 5 years ago
is it just me or does the purple 0x look like the skull and crossbones on a bottle of poison?
turnkit 5 years ago
Looks good guys, keep up the good work! Can't wait to see the p2p/mesh networking stuff in action.
I think the hand crank power supply should remain a part of the actual laptop, if the power supply is removedable then it may/will be lost making the laptop useless. External power supplies can still take the form of a larger crank/peddle genset for large classes, PV arrays, grid power rectifiers, etc...
D0li0 5 years ago
very cool!In China,using $100 can only buy a black/white screan study mechine.But i think edubuntu is more suiteble for this mechine.Remember that it is a mechine just for study,not for work,not for fun.So it's really great,at least it's great in China.
fmfsaisai 5 years ago
Could somebody tell me why there is no address bar in Firefox? The UI is very good imo, it's enough simple.
samhovi 5 years ago
OK, le concept semble intéressant, mais sans barre d'addresse, comment faire pour aller naviguer sur le web? par google seulement? C'est peut-être une question stupide, mais bon...
inaba12 5 years ago
Eeew, this one is really scare. OS/2 looks even better... poor childs
sdemon121 5 years ago
it's not supposed to be a normap pc in normal school, guys. this project aims at areas where the schools have mediocre teachers, nonexistent libraries or old books.
it's supposed to foster cooperative learning etc.
please read the background information on the olpc homepage before complaining.
christianbaier 5 years ago
Yes, please, please, pleeeeease read the OLPC Information Project
patricioacevedo 5 years ago
Cool! I think in Western world many people need a product like this; simple, clear, it does what you want it to do without difficulties. There should be a Western version with usb mouse; my mother would probably really get along with this thing!
kucingtilburg 5 years ago
I like to see how a poor person can get to the web without a internet connection...
sbAnonymouS 5 years ago
I love to see a poor person can get many things free
patricioacevedo 5 years ago
These things aren't aimed at countries where (lots) of people don't even have enough food. It's aimed at the many, many countries where people DO have enough food, DO have basic education, DO have running water etc... but aren't quite "developed" otherwise. For example: China, India, Brazil, etc
novulet 5 years ago
Thank you! Thank you for doing your research before jumping to conclusions based on a dysfunctional view of "developing nations" spread through the West!
To those who think this project is about sending laptops to starving, thirsting, diseased, half-clothed children who don't have electricity or running water: please save us all some trouble and _read the OLPC FAQ and wiki_. Thanks.
FydaDelacroix 5 years ago
This is for kids. Most never used a computer before.
andreikeda 5 years ago
Well if they have never used a computer before, learning a more common place interface would be any more of a challenge that learning this interface!
pushvanjay 5 years ago
I agree with others. We in America do not teach our children OLPC interface so why teach others in developing nations? It will only confuse people. No wonder India backed out. I think Mac OS X or Windows XP should have been on the OLPC. There always has to be a catch when it comes to things like these.
SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT!!
jamerican347 5 years ago
the cost is the great problem. And the new versions every year.
patricioacevedo 5 years ago
OS X? WinXP? Try OS 9 or below, or Win95. Here are the specs from the OLPC wiki: 366 Mhz, 128MB RAM, 512MB storage capacity (flash, not HD).
Yeah, trying to run our fancy modern OSes on that _would_ be a disappointment. And to think, those would need so much maintenance just to keep them up to date before their inevitable obsolescence!
FydaDelacroix 5 years ago
Ok your right at that. But the UI should have at least been more like a Linux UI or a Windows-like UI. Of course as close as you can get without getting a lawsuit against you from Microsoft. I still think they did a great job with the design and compactness but the OS should have looked more like Linux so that kids in other countries can relate to something once they use another computer.
jamerican347 5 years ago
I can agree with that. But what is the "Linux look"? GNOME, KDE, OpenBox, Enlightenment... those are just WMs. what does "Linux" itself look like? And if not Linux, then choosing Windows or OS X would probably cause a big fuss (Windows: "unfair monopoly!"; OS X: "minority OS not suitable for real-world computing!"). These guys could well be caught between two horns.
FydaDelacroix 5 years ago