$100 Laptop and ReactOS?
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$100 Laptop and ReactOS?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6246989.stm
"The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project are looking at the possibility of selling the machine to the public."
If they do sell to the public, could one install ReactOS? It would be more appealing than Linux since more programs would work with ROS.
"The backers of the One Laptop Per Child project are looking at the possibility of selling the machine to the public."
If they do sell to the public, could one install ReactOS? It would be more appealing than Linux since more programs would work with ROS.
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About what requirements do you write?forart wrote:I think that the main problem is ROS requirements.
ReactOS minimum footprint is about 4 MB RAM (memory) (if you build it the right way).
The OLPC notebook use a low cost AMD Genode CPU which is still a normal x86 CPU with ~300 MHz. As ReactOS works fine with all 486+ CPUs you could run ReactOS e.g. on a 33 MHz CPU too as you can with WinXP.
To use ReactOS on a OLPC notebook you may need driver(s) for unusual devices and a modified/improved FreeLoader as no standard BIOS is available, afaik.
this could be a good ideaMrkaras wrote:assuming it would all work, i might but not now, later when reactos is a bit more useful/stable. currently I wouldn't buy hardware specifically for reactos. I might buy one, install an old copy of win98 and upgrade to reactos at a later date.
however, i found this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olpc#Hardware
"The hardware specifications as of November 2006 are:
* CPU: AMD Geode GX2-500 at 1.1 W, with integrated graphics controller"
so i would prefer buying an old p3/athlon laptop, since it will cost a little more than OLPC and it would be closer to my needs.
however, i think olpc laptop could be very handy if someone has no worries about integrated video
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I don't have a need for an OLPC laptop, but the whole "customers to have to buy two laptops at once - with the second going to the developing world" policy is pretty neat. If I had a child that I wanted to introduce to computers, I would consider buying, and dual booting with ROS. I suppose my preferences aside, it would be good to expose my children to all types of interfaces so they are more well rounded when it comes to computing.
OLPC vs OQO
Well, I think OLPC is a really nice thing, but for my needs I think an OQO is more realistic ( http://www.oqo.com ). But if we had ROS installed by defaul I would definately buy one, not for use but for testing.
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ordered one
I have ordered one. The OLPC went on sale on November 12, 2007. http://www.laptop.org
OLPC and Google.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=olpc
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/ ... 03corp.htm
Eduwise at the Intel site.
Here are some other sites on the Intel Eduwise.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/inte ... -revealed/
http://www.laptopical.com/eduwise.html
Eduwise and Google.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=intel+eduwise
OLPC and Google.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=olpc
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/ ... 03corp.htm
Eduwise at the Intel site.
Here are some other sites on the Intel Eduwise.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/04/inte ... -revealed/
http://www.laptopical.com/eduwise.html
Eduwise and Google.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=intel+eduwise
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