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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Thursday 25 December 2008 18:03 : \____
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>
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Chris Ahlstrom belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> My wife completely stunned me today.
>>
>> I'm on wireless, connected to my server, posting this on my new XO, using
>> ssh and slrn.
>>
>> More later.
>>
>> Merry Christmas, advocates and trolls and lurkers!
>>
>> Chris
>
> To follow up (the first of many).
>
> Dislikes:
>
> o The keyboard is just a tad too small, even for my relatively small
> hands.
> o No compilers included (though gdb is included).
> o I'm not fond of Sugar (but see the "Likes").
> o The green color
>
> Likes:
>
> o The size. Very compact, even with the handle. Quite a bit smaller
> than I expected.
> o Sugar. An excellent interface for people who have not been ingrained
> in the Windows or Mac interfaces.
> o Raw Linux easily accessible.
> o Wireless works great right out of the box.
> o Great engineering. A nice, solid unit.
>
> TODO:
>
> o Figure out how to install gcc/g++, mrxvt, and cgdb.
> o Try out another distro, booting from the SD slot.
> o Figure out how to turn on the low-power high-res "paper" screen.
>
> Overall, I'm impressed. I would prefer the profile of the Asus Eee PC in
> general, but this is a good unit, and the gift to someone else who knows
> where in this world more than makes up for the minor limitations of this
> unit. Thanks to my wife for buying me some more open-source karma.
>
> More later when I do some more stuff.
There is a light (or lite) Ubuntu 8.10 variant for OLPC. Sugar was made for
younger people in a learning environment, not for adult programmers.
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