I found time yesterday to unpack the machine, which I also saw on sale in Paris at a major electronics retailer.
I applied 43 patches to Windows (the Archos is built in China so the factory images must be dated), installed LiveUSB-Creator, loaded an SD Card with Sugar on a Stick, adjusted the BIOS boot order and booted right into Sugar. Like the Gen1 Classmate, I like the keyboard and the rubber seal over the SD Card slot. I'll be looking at the bundled software in a few weeks. Sean On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Sean DALY<[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/25265/archos-classmate-mini-pc-photos.phtml > > Archos has launched in the UK, after France. > > The machine is on sale now in France, I have just ordered one. > > This is the Gen2 Classmate, 8.9" screen no swivel. > > UK's Zoostorm who have marketed the Classmate as the "Fizzbook" won't > be happy to have a direct competitor Intel licensee... although my > understanding is that Zoostorm is about to launch the Gen3 swivel > model in the UK. > > Sean > > > > 2009/6/22 Sean DALY <[email protected]>: >> La conférence de presse est en ligne: >> http://www.archos.com/corporate/event_062009.html?country=fr&lang=fr >> >> A noter, l'intervention d'Alain Madelin, actuellement président du >> Fondation du Fonds de Solidarité Numérique (Global Digital Solidarity >> Fund / Fondo mundial de Solidaridad Digital) >> http://www.dsf-fsn.org/cms/content/view/281/1/lang,fr/ >> >> La partie "PC à soutien scolaire" débute vers 2230 >> >> Intervention de Patrice Magnard, fondateur PDG de Maxicours >> (www.maxicours.com). Je trouve intéressant sa présentation de la >> "compétition des écrans" mais est-ce que c'est par hasard qu'il fait >> une analogie avec le sucre, qui peut mener à "l'obesité numérique" ? >> >> Interventions enfin de Stéphane Nègre, patron d'Intel France et Eric >> Boustellier, patron de Microsoft France, ce dernier citant le Portugal >> comme exemplaire avec 500.000 Classmates vendus ("la France est dix >> fois plus grand"). >> >> 5000 classes rurales en France seront équipées d'un tableau numérique >> et a priori ces Classmates. >> >> Sean. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Sean DALY<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Press release: >>> http://www.archos.com/corporate/press/press_releases/Archos_CartableNum_PR_fr.pdf >>> >>> Note that product PDF announced Lotus Symphony standard and MS-Office >>> as option with student pricing; it seems a deal was made to bring in >>> Office "of course" as Archos says on their webpage >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Sean DALY<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> http://www.archos.com/products/nb/cm/index.html?country=fr&lang=fr >>>> http://www.archos.com/education/ecole-numerique-rurale >>>> http://www.archos.com/products/nb/cm/features.html >>>> >>>> http://www.archoslounge.net/Premier-compte-rendu-de-la-conference,8906.html >>>> >>>> http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/11/archos-rolls-out-archos10s-archos13-laptops-classmate-based-st/ >>>> >>>> PDF: >>>> http://www.archos.com/education/ecole-numerique-rurale/pdf/SPEC_SHEET_Cartable_Numerique_version_ecoles.pdf >>>> >>>> http://www.classmatepc.com >>>> http://www.classmatepc.com/video/classmatePC/ >>>> >>>> >>>> MSRP: EUR 379 >>>> >>>> >>>> Software: >>>> >>>> Windows XP >>>> Microsoft Office 2007 "bien évidemment" (!) >>>> Subscription to Education Ministry-approved Maxicours >>>> http://www.maxicours.com ("success for all") as well as 100 Maxicours >>>> "fun learning videos" >>>> Intel collaborative software: >>>> - Students: >>>> http://www.classmatepc.com/pdf/QuickGuide_2nd_Gen_StudentClassroomCollaboration_Eng.pdf >>>> - Teachers: >>>> http://www.classmatepc.com/pdf/QuickGuide_2nd_Gen_TeacherClassroomCollaboration_Eng.pdf >>>> - Teachers (option): NetOpSchool >>>> http://www.netop.com/products/education/netop-school6.htm >>>> BitDefender Antivirus 2009 >>>> Parental control : Intel Parents Carefree >>>> (http://www.classmatepc.com/pdf/QuickGuide_2nd_Gen_ParentsCarefree_Eng.pdf) >>>> and/or Parental Filter 2 >>>> (http://www.profiltechnology.com/fr/familles/parentalfilter2/index.aspx) >>>> Microsoft MovieMaker >>>> Demos of games by Gameloft include Chess and Real Football 2009 >>>> Skype >>>> >>>> >>>> Hardware: >>>> >>>> LCD 9" >>>> Intel Atom >>>> RAM 1Gb >>>> SSD Flash NAND 16Gb (school version) / 30Gb (retail version) >>>> Ethernet >>>> Wifi b/g >>>> 6-cell battery >>>> 2 USB ports >>>> SD/MMC Card reader >>>> webcam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - Sean >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ Marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing
