[Fwd: Re: OLPC machines are shipping]

["Bill Horne-12" <user=1521@nabble.blu.org>]

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Subject: Re: OLPC machines are shipping 
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:34:16 -0500 
From: Nicholas Bodley <[hidden email]> 
Organization: Org.: A good idea 
To: Bill Horne <[hidden email]> 
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Bill, I've been following the XO rather closely, and until John replies... 

On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:26:12 -0500, Bill Horne <[hidden email]>   
wrote: 

>  2. How big is the keyboard? 
Child-finger-size, I'd say. Nevertheless, looks usable by adults. 

>   3. QWERTY? 
Yup. Also some extra unique keys. (I truly hope for Dvorak, or even   
possibly Colemak, not well known yet, but near-optimal and closer to   
QWERTY for the less-used letters). 
Has different keyboards for other countries. 

>   4. Battery life is supposed to be exceptional. True? 

Afaik, quite true, possibly 12 hours under some conditions; also much   
better cycle life. IIrc, it's Li - Fe phosphate chemistry. They have been   
working really hard to make it as good as they can. 

>   5. Does the yo-yo recharger come with it or is it extra? 

Afaik, does not come with it; not even sure it's avail., yet, but I could   
be wrong. 

HTH, a bit! Enjoy! 

If you see fit, quite OK to forward to all of BLU. 

-- 
Nicholas Bodley 
Waltham, Mass. 


Thank you, Nicholas, that's very good info. 

Bill 

-- 
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I've been a fool 
To open up my heart to all that jealousy that bitterness that ridicule 

                     David Gray 


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