1,079 posts tagged XO
SubscribeMicrosoft Windows on XO laptop later this summer
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Somehow, surprisingly frustrating
http://kmandla.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ somehow-surprisingly-frustrating/It’s silly, I know. I predicted it myself only about a week ago. Still, I can’t deny a little shudder of disgust at the announcement that XP has hit the OLPC. I guess it speaks to how long I’ve been using Linux, and my learned distrust for anything that comes with a Microsoft imprint on it.
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Windows XO Video: No Dual Boot with Linux
http://www.olpcnews.com/ software/ windows/ windows_xp_on_the_xo_video.htmlIf you want skip the XP on the XO debate and really see what Microsoft has accomplished check out this video of Unlimited Potential's Bohdan Raciborski showing off Windows XO.Microsoft's James Utzschneider has this to say about the XP on XO effort and results:It is the same basic Windows XP implementation
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Windows XP on the XO Laptop - Microsoft Buys Out OLPC
http://www.olpcnews.com/ software/ windows/ windows_xp_on_the_xo.htmlSo the long awaited moment has happened, Microsoft has bought One laptop Per Child with sweet promises to Nicholas Negroponte of more XO laptops sales. In what I feel is a massive marketing flaw, Negroponte has allowed the conversation around OLPC to be dominated by comparisons to business class computers.
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OLPC XO officially gets Windows XP, children of the world to be assimilated
http://www.engadget.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ olpc-xo-officially-gets-windows-xp-childr…Filed under: Laptops It's been a controversial decision, but it looks like the OLPC XO has completed its transition from revolutionary education project to just another tiny Windows laptop with a useless keyboard -- albeit one with a pleasantly whimsical design.
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OLPC XO officially gets Windows XP, children of the world to be assimilated
http://www.engadget.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ olpc-xo-officially-gets-windows-xp-childr…Filed under: Laptops It's been a controversial decision, but it looks like the OLPC XO has completed its transition from revolutionary education project to just another tiny Windows laptop with a useless keyboard -- albeit one with a pleasantly whimsical design.
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Windows XP on OLPC XO Laptop Now Official [XP On OLPC]
http://gizmodo.com/ 391054/ windows-xp-on-olpc-xo-laptop-now-officialMicrosoft has officially announced that Windows XP is coming to the OLPC XO with trial runs beginning as early as June. This comes after months of discussion and speculation of when the move would happen. The operating system has been specially modified to run on the computer and support its ebook reading mode, writing pad and camera.
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The falling of the OLPC
http://stefon.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ the-falling-of-the-olpc/Ivan Krstiic a former programmer in the OLPC project explains his side of the problems OLPC is facing and why he thinks that the project is doomed to fail. Peru’s first deployment module consisted of 40 thousand laptops, to be deployed in about 570 schools across jungles, mountains, plains, and with total variance in electrical availability and uniformly no existing network infrastructure.
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nicholas negroponte
http://hot.insuranceslowprices.com/ nicholas-negroponte/OLPC's New President & Negroponte: Its a Laptop Project NowNicholas Negroponte has finally found his new CEO for One laptop Per Child. After a year of fruitless searching, he's tapped Charles Kane, OLPC's CFO and a former software company executive, to lead the organization on a daily basis.
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Get involved at the first OLPC Australia TechFest!
http://www.olpc.org.au/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ get-involved-at-the-first-olpc-australia-t…The first OLPC Australia TechFest will be held on June 1st in Sydney. It will include demonstrations, workshops about the OLPC hardware and software, developer tutorials and more! Please click through for the full agenda. Everyone is welcome, though the event is mainly designed to help potential technical contributors get involved.
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The story of XO: What does Icahn want?
http://www.itaoran.com/ 2008/ 05/ the-story-of-xo-what-does-icahn-want/Perhaps the most puzzling situation amongst carriers right now is the behavior of XO, which BearOnBusiness described recently as ‘reckless’. XO has great assets - an IRU for 18 fibers on the original LVLT network, substantial metro assets connecting 3000 on-net buildings, and piles of LMDS and microwave spectrum.