Re: [NTLK] OT: OLPC

I'm still waiting for mine, but I have no expectations as to what it
should look like, how fast it should be or how the interface works.
Remember the 'typical' user was intended to be kids who may never have
touched a pc much less had the opportunity to use one.

I think the emate was aimed at kids who used a pc before but could not
afford to own one. So I think the level of knowledge the emate user
brought to the table is higher than that for the OLPC.

The newton itself is far beyond most adults perceptions of what a
handheld machine is capable of. I to this day, and I've owned my 2000 &
2100 since the days they were released, still discover things it can do
that was never aware of.

william

lwb wrote:
> this reminds me that the OLPC project is aimed at kids & education - I
> got one a few weeks ago, and am very disappointed/unimpressed: slow &
> unintuitive! the elate is so much better software.
>
> the OLPC is smaller & lighter, with a color screen, and possibly a
> better battery, but also butt-ugly.
>
> maybe the upgraded software is improved, but I was so disappointed/
> frustrated that I will not bother to upgrade it (will donate it
> instead).

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Special knowledge can be a terrible disadvantage if it leads you too
far along a path that you cannot explain anymore.
Frank Herbert 'Dune'
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