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October 08, 2007
"View Source" for apps
"View Source" for apps: David Pogue discusses innovations in the "One Laptop Per Child" low-cost machines (called "OLPC" or "XO"; alternate link). There's interesting info about the power system and the transparent networking, but check out how the system applications are set up: "One keystroke reveals the underlying code of almost any XO program or any Web page. Students cannot only study how their favorite programs have been written, but even experiment by making changes. If they make a mess of things, they can restore the original... Most of the XO's programs are shareable on the mesh network, which is another ingenious twist." Makes localization and customization much easier, then adds easy distribution of applications... will be good to watch.
Posted by JohnDowdell at October 8, 2007 08:53 AM
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