On Friday 13 October 2006 10:01, Craig FALCONER wrote: > Where's the crank handle? It's always just been an option, but they have discovered that it's not really practical, because it breaks the machine's lid hinges. The OLPC has always had other PSUs which can slot into the same place as the crank. I believe that mains, or truck-battery are the current primary choices.
> The MIT $100 laptop was equipped with a crank so > that power would be available even in the most remote place. I suspect that the real function of the crank was to wind up media traction. > I'd *love* to see that as a standardd fitting on all laptops.... Imaging a > room of execs busy cranking away... Bowler's arm all round :) :-) Indeed! > It must be friday Thirteenth to boot. imho, the OLPC machine will take a while to take off because the MIT wallas have not, so far from my reading anyway, set up the all important support networks or, perhaps more importantly, a supply of course-ware. The costs of which are not included in the notional "$100". > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gabriella Turek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 13 October 2006 9:55 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Fwd: One Laptop per Child] > > > I want one of these! It's a Linux machine :-) > > http://www.laptop.org/index.en_US.html > > --- > Steven Kesler > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://walbatross.blogspot.com
