I understand your concern. I requested that the laptops be tested to at least 15,000 ft operationally, but was ignored. I will inquire into the reasons.
John On Mar 10, 2008, at 3:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to pass this info to some "hardware" development > list... but I don't know where it is or if it exists. > > Anyway, maybe some person can register this "bug" (?) to the > tracking system... if you consider that this is a bug.. or if it is > something valuable to be taken in account... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification > Environmental specificationsMaximum altitude: –15m to 3048m (14.7 > to 10.1 PSIA) (operating), –15m to 12192m (14.7 to 4.4 PSIA) (non- > operating); > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The Huancavelica city (big city, poor city) is at 12,100 feet > (around 3,688 meters) altitude. There are tons of computers in > that city, they work without any modification. I think that the > 3.048 m altitude capacity must been raised... maybe it has not been > tested accurately.. or.. other reasons? The more isolated children > are in the 4,500 meters (around 15,000 feet) > > Cuzco city is at 12,500 feet = 3,810 meters altitude. (so... no XOs > for Cuzco city.. and that is the capital of the region... there are > hundreds of smaller villages in higher altitude in the Cuzco > surrounding areas). > > Table > ------------------------------------ > 10,000 feet = 10.11 PSIA > 11,000 feet = 9.73 PSIA > 12,000 feet = 9.35 PSIA > 13,000 feet = 8.96 PSIA > 14,000 feet = 8.63 PSIA > 15,000 feet = 8.29 PSIA > > Andahuaylas city = 13,000 feet > > The maximum altitude in "hardware specification" for all the > equipment should be raised. In Peru the towns (villages) that you > can find in the 3,048 meters vecinity are not the poorest or the > ones that are more isolated. Our national president (Mr. Alan > García) launch a law proposal to do all territories over the 3,200 > meters altitude a "tax free" territories. That is because, in the > words of the President, and according to all our national > statiscall records, the deep poverty and the isolation starts at > 3,000 meters altitude. Below the 3,000 meters altitude... well... > there is poverty in whole Peru... but some tests should be done to > see if the XOs (and the rest of the hardware) can work at more than > 3,048 meters altitude. I think they will work because I have seen > normal standard PCs and all kind of equipment working at 4,500 > meters altitude. That is the altitude were all the isolated > communities (the ones that need more our help) are located. There > are around 5,000 villages and small communities (with 100 families > each village, averaged) over the 4,000 meters altitude. Deep > poverty in those areas. > > Maybe the manufacturer (Quanta?) can put more light over the > issue. My guess is that the capacity of the XOs is underestimated > by the manufacturer... > > Best regards, > > Javier > > Some useful for those interested in the issue... > > About PSIAs: http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?FaqCategoryID=30 > About the 2006 peruvian map of poverty: www.foncodes.gob.pe > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel