http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/19/olpc-unboxing-and-my-first-thoughts/ Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:31:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/19/olpc-unboxing-and-my-first-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-32771 publia.padena Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:32:11 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/19/olpc-unboxing-and-my-first-thoughts/#comment-32771 I am mystified how a child will be able to do ANYTHING with this, as is. I have one, too. I can get to the internet--well I did get to the Internet--but I am not sure how I got there or how to move around. Seemed that it took a minute or more for a wikipedia (!) page to load--not too wiki wiki. Is this a hunk of junk or does it just need software? I am mystified how a child will be able to do ANYTHING with this, as is. I have one, too. I can get to the internet–well I did get to the Internet–but I am not sure how I got there or how to move around. Seemed that it took a minute or more for a wikipedia (!) page to load–not too wiki wiki. Is this a hunk of junk or does it just need software?

]]> http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/19/olpc-unboxing-and-my-first-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-32770 Tom Hoffman Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:24:21 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/2007/12/19/olpc-unboxing-and-my-first-thoughts/#comment-32770 Note that you don't need Skype -- the XO comes with built in text, video, and presumably audio. I'm not sure exactly how the non-local a/v chat works, but probably we need to get a public Jabber server up. Working on it... Note that you don’t need Skype — the XO comes with built in text, video, and presumably audio. I’m not sure exactly how the non-local a/v chat works, but probably we need to get a public Jabber server up. Working on it…

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