Comments on: OLPC/XO machine, first reactions

By: tom sanders

tom sanders — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:28:02 +0000

So I bought one for my son, and it is ok… He is 6 years old and already a big fan of Disney.com, PBSKids.com and youtube.com(with supervision). The educational software loaded is ok for now, but I may have to write some of my own apps to keep him entertained. The flash sites I mentioned above are not really worth visiting though… The flash games skip and play wayyy to slow. Must be geode??? youtube is ok I guess, but the frame rate on vids drops to like 3 fps.

If I had this when I was 6 it would have been about a million times better than a weak ass speak and spell. My opinion: if you are over 10 and want a netbook, get a real one like an eee pc. These really are for kids!

By: Paul; Lord Hutchinnson

Paul; Lord Hutchinnson — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:22:23 +0000

As you can see from the above posts abrupt ending, I can’t spell or hit the spell check without posting?
Anyway;
I’ve not upgraded, because none of my kids know how.
Goes hours for me on a single charge.
I’ve not taken it out in public, the XO that is.
Next step is to sign up for the free WI FI?
I will watch this posting again in the future.
Please post something on this computer if you have bought one ( or two ).
I’d still like to buy the red one.
Want to sell yours? Email GuineaPigZed@Gmail.com

By: Paul; Lord Hutchinnson

Paul; Lord Hutchinnson — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:04:51 +0000

Almost a month later and the outpouring of OLPC XO persons has been overwhelming. I feel like I am the only one to have bought and tried to use this computer. I have looked up and down the net to find more about the XO. Did they not sell some 95,000?
Perhaps that was a made up number?
Now that I have had some time with the XO, is that it’s name? Has anyone else found that by turning it around, the name becomes OX? Just putting it out there. One of my kids degradingly calls it Kisses and Hugs computer.
The computer is worth every cent/twice!
I want more!
Since the start up, this has been a hoot.
Not one add so far. I don’t really know what is going on under the hood, but I catch the odd screen shot in very little letters saying something about ( Machine cannot compute= carry on anyway. ) As if I’m supposed to understand.I think that may be the neat thing about this machine, single mindedness.
I’ve managed a 1 GB card in the slot on board.
I’ll try my 4 GB card out soon.
Same on the USB ports.
Surfs through my Wireless net, works fine.
No video yet, still working on that.
On board camera, great to play with.
No books, games, found yet. ( online )
Some guy on the net, talks about an 8 GB card that can hold 8,000 books.
I’ve not upgrade as some ssujest

By: Paul; Lord Hutchinson

Paul; Lord Hutchinson — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:58:20 +0000

Oh, Sorry Duke. I am the failed product, of the education system.
Anyway;
Has anyone else tried the product?

By: Duke Alphonso Talknicely

Duke Alphonso Talknicely — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:07:12 +0000

Oh Paul,

Vulgarisms often cloud constructive comment because it is often seen that if one does not have the wit or the language to avoid using said vulgarisms, one’s other comments are suspect as well.

Ta Ta

By: Paul; Lord Hutchinson

Paul; Lord Hutchinson — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:14:11 +0000

Go back and finish your work! Why must Apple users constantly fuck with PC brains?
Look, the XO is the best money I have ever spent on a computer. Your own opening experiance, i.e., ad your name and go.
It’s that easy. You forgot the other end, put your finger on the off button and the computer shuts off!
Who cares if all the touch typists have fat fingers. The keyboard is more than sufficient.
Electricity use; sweet f all. 12 volt. A car battery would last a year?
New opportunity for micro business; Parts for the XO. (Crank, solar, etc.)
Buddy this is what computers could have been since the beginning.
I paid twice what it cost and I am still Happy!
Memory size is unimportant! With a USB 2.0, you can add a terabite drive.
I am going to buy another one as well, maybe more.
My only complaint is the colour. I got the green and white. I like your red one, would you like to sell it?
I am also going to rent it down by the beach. Should be a chick magnet.
Please go back and report fully on the XO.
PS Has any one tried to buy a computer off those children in the third world?

By: Tony Veijalainen

Tony Veijalainen — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:41:17 +0000

Thanks for your insightful comments.

Looking information about you and seeing you as long time publisher, have you consider to “free” some of your earlier publications for teenagers or contributing to contents of educational materials otherwise. (If you have influence for some publisher, you could inform them about effort of building free educational material. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributing_content)