[GLLUG] $99 Laptop / OLPC

[Richard Houser]

I saw one at Penguicon two years ago and it was quite snappy with the
apps in use.  Perhaps you weren't running applications suitable for
the hardware?  It's designed for low power, not high performance.

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:58 PM, Ex Fed <exfed at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I used one of those OLPC laptops and it was so slow loading programs and
> switching between programs, it was pretty much unusable in comparison to any
> other computers I've ever used.  Did anybody else out there have any
> experience with the OLPC laptop?
>
> LD
>
>>
>> Today's Topics:
>>
>> 1. FWIW $99.00 laptop If you can blow away Windows CE.
>> (Don Bosman)
>> 2. Re: FWIW $99.00 laptop If you can blow away Windows CE.
>> (Karl Schuttler)
>> 3. PC fits into keyboard, uses only five Watts - News - Linux
>> for Devices (Chick Tower)
>>
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:13:21 -0500
>> From: Don Bosman <dbosman at msu.edu>
>> To: The WFTL LUG <wftl-lug at salmar.com>, GLLUG <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
>> Subject: [GLLUG] FWIW $99.00 laptop If you can blow away Windows
>> CE.
>> Message-ID: <4B2BE261.5020205 at msu.edu>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
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>> http://www.cherrypal.com/products.php
>>
>>
>> At just $99, the new 7? Cherrypal Africa is one of the best buys in the
>> world of electronics. Created with developing countries in mind, the
>> Africa is our latest step toward closing the ?digital divide?, and we?re
>> extremely proud of this achievement. Whether you live in Ghana or Texas,
>> the Cherrypal Africa is right for you!
>>
>> Based on an 400 MHz processor, the ?big enough? Africa is powerful
>> enough to do what you need it to. From browsing the Internet to word
>> processing, the Africa runs Windows CE and is the perfect size to take
>> anywhere. Where do you want to go?
>>
>>
>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:07:38 -0500
>> From: Karl Schuttler <rexykik at gmail.com>
>> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
>> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] FWIW $99.00 laptop If you can blow away Windows
>> CE.
>> Message-ID:
>> <984d708a0912181307l612190c6ld78e81de862d43a0 at mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
>>
>> ...but I don't live in Ghana *or *Texas...aw maaaan.
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Don Bosman <dbosman at msu.edu> wrote:
>> > http://www.cherrypal.com/products.php
>> >
>> >
>> > At just $99, the new 7? Cherrypal Africa is one of the best buys in the
>> > world of electronics. Created with developing countries in mind, the
>> Africa
>> > is our latest step toward closing the ?digital divide?, and we?re
>> extremely
>> > proud of this achievement. Whether you live in Ghana or Texas, the
>> Cherrypal
>> > Africa is right for you!
>> >
>> > Based on an 400 MHz processor, the ?big enough? Africa is powerful
>> > enough
>> to
>> > do what you need it to. From browsing the Internet to word processing,
>> > the
>> > Africa runs Windows CE and is the perfect size to take anywhere. Where
>> > do
>> > you want to go?
>> >
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:17:16 -0600
>> From: Chick Tower <c.e.tower at gmail.com>
>> To: "linux-user at egr.msu.edu" <linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
>> Subject: [GLLUG] PC fits into keyboard, uses only five Watts - News -
>> Linux for Devices
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>> Here's what we should use if we were to design a computer lounge from
>> scratch. And we had money to spend. And a reason to provide a computer
>> lounge.
>>
>> http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/NorhTec-Gecko-Surfboard/
>> --
>>
>> Chick
>>
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