____/ Mark Kent on Friday 19 October 2007 21:00 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>> Open Source Software, OLPC, and the Importance of Being Green
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| I'm referring to the need for the OLPC XO laptop to be extremely efficient
>>| in its power consumption. The OLPC laptop is designed to be used in places
>>| where there is no reliable power grid, or, in many cases, no power grid at
>>| all. This has challenged the OLPC Project is be very creative in how power
>>| is generated, stored and conserved.
>> `----
>>
>> http://jmbuser.livejournal.com/6764.html
>>
>
> I still feel very much that these devices could be fantastic to roll-out
> in British primary schools. You could kit every child in a classroom
> for less power consumption than the existing one or two machines in most
> current primary classrooms. That's a fantastic carbon footprint.

I think they are happier with the Xandrosoft-based Eee(k!), but the
considerations here are different. In the UK, classrooms have very decent
electricity.

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~~ Best of wishes

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