Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-28 Thread Richie Hindle
[Aahz] I'm sure that some people would be willing to serve as middleware... I would *love* to have one of these for my kids, if anyone here would be prepared to forward one to the UK for me. I can pay you the postage by PalPal, Amazon voucher, whatever suits. The XO reminds me of the

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread GHUM
[http://laptopgiving.org/en/terms-and-conditions.php] I'm sure that some people would be willing to serve as middleware... So, which US-Pythoneer is willing to serve as middleware for my buying of the XO? Please contact me. Harald -- GHUM Harald Massa persuadere et programmare Harald

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-11-25, Aahz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most imporant thing is that the control key is to the left of the A keay where god intened. Not too surprising when you realized the design was headed by folks from the media

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread Paul Rubin
Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The most imporant thing is that the control key is to the left of the A keay where god intened. Not too surprising when you realized the design was headed by folks from the media lab at MIT. MIT requires everybody to use Emacs, right? You've got to

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-11-25, Paul Rubin http wrote: You've got to remember that the OLPC was made for little kids, and as such, the keyboard is quite small. Also, because of its expected physical environment, the keyboard is water resistant (membrane cover). These two things make the OLPC difficult

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread Paul Rubin
Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's not going to be a full-time computer. It's mostly going to be something to play with -- though using it in tablet mode as an e-book reader sounds like it might work. It is fairly nice for that. It's especially cool that the screen works outdoors

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread Damjan
It is fairly nice for that. It's especially cool that the screen works outdoors (reflective). I don't know why regular laptops don't do that any more. I think because they can't reproduce colors correctly with reflective light. The OLPC is blackwhite (and grey) when in the reflective outdoor

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-25 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-11-26, Damjan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is fairly nice for that. It's especially cool that the screen works outdoors (reflective). I don't know why regular laptops don't do that any more. I think because they can't reproduce colors correctly with reflective light. It's hard to

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2007-11-24, Aahz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Apparently demand has been such that you can buy an OLPC through the end of the year: http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php I've ordered mine, but I still haven't gotten an answer on how to sign up for the year of free T-Mobile WiFi access

OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread Aahz
Apparently demand has been such that you can buy an OLPC through the end of the year: http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/index.php -- Fortune cookie: Focus on the color purple this week to bring you luck -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've ordered mine, but I still haven't gotten an answer on how to sign up for the year of free T-Mobile WiFi access that's included in the offer. The T-Mobile site says you need a PIN from your confirmation letter. I never

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread Grant Edwards
I've ordered mine, but I still haven't gotten an answer on how to sign up for the year of free T-Mobile WiFi access that's included in the offer. The T-Mobile site says you need a PIN from your confirmation letter. I never I've gotten neither a confirmation letter nor a response to the e-mail I

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread David Boddie
On Sat Nov 24 19:30:03 CET 2007, Grant Edwards wrote: The XO laptop comes with a built-in Python IDE, so everybody on c.l.p ought to have one... A nice idea in theory, but... 2. XO laptops will be shipped only to G1G1 participants and only to the street addresses they provide for

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Grant Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The most imporant thing is that the control key is to the left of the A keay where god intened. Not too surprising when you realized the design was headed by folks from the media lab at MIT. MIT requires everybody to use

Re: OPLC purchase period extended

2007-11-24 Thread Aahz
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Boddie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat Nov 24 19:30:03 CET 2007, Grant Edwards wrote: The XO laptop comes with a built-in Python IDE, so everybody on c.l.p ought to have one... A nice idea in theory, but... 2. XO laptops will be shipped only to G1G1