Comments on: Live from UDS Sevilla: Hacking in Spain http://www.manchicken.com/2007/hacking/live-from-uds-sevilla-hacking-in-spain.html Rantings of a Questionably Sane Chicken Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: manchicken http://www.manchicken.com/2007/hacking/live-from-uds-sevilla-hacking-in-spain.html#comment-334 manchicken Mon, 28 May 2007 14:19:35 +0000 http://blog.notsosoft.net/2007/hacking/live-from-uds-sevilla-hacking-in-spain.html#comment-334 To be honest, I think they're both excellent, but suitable for different age groups. The OLPC seems like it'd be perfect for primary education, and the ClassMate would be perfect for secondary education. That is taking both the horsepower of the machine and the appearance of the machine into account. The ClassMate wasn't just running straight GNU/Linux. It has a lot of custom (presumably Free) software running on it, whereas the ClassMate runs a straight GNU/Linux distro. I also think the ClassMate would be excellent if marketed to commuters. I'd slap Kubuntu on that thing and take it around on the train any day of the week. What an excellent little hacking machine it'd be. Both of them are awful small though. I'm concerned that not enough user-acceptance testing has been done. I would hope that these laptop programs would work for K-12 (or if there's another country's equivalent to that) education, but these machines only seem designed for younger kids. To be honest, I think they’re both excellent, but suitable for different age groups. The OLPC seems like it’d be perfect for primary education, and the ClassMate would be perfect for secondary education. That is taking both the horsepower of the machine and the appearance of the machine into account. The ClassMate wasn’t just running straight GNU/Linux. It has a lot of custom (presumably Free) software running on it, whereas the ClassMate runs a straight GNU/Linux distro.

I also think the ClassMate would be excellent if marketed to commuters. I’d slap Kubuntu on that thing and take it around on the train any day of the week. What an excellent little hacking machine it’d be.

Both of them are awful small though. I’m concerned that not enough user-acceptance testing has been done. I would hope that these laptop programs would work for K-12 (or if there’s another country’s equivalent to that) education, but these machines only seem designed for younger kids.

]]> By: Jordan Wilberding http://www.manchicken.com/2007/hacking/live-from-uds-sevilla-hacking-in-spain.html#comment-327 Jordan Wilberding Sat, 26 May 2007 03:50:42 +0000 http://blog.notsosoft.net/2007/hacking/live-from-uds-sevilla-hacking-in-spain.html#comment-327 Glad to hear things went well over there. Just a question, how long have these Intel ClassMate laptops been out? I never even heard of them before. What do you like better about them over the OLPC? Thanks! Jordan Wilberding Glad to hear things went well over there.

Just a question, how long have these Intel ClassMate laptops been out? I never even heard of them before. What do you like better about them over the OLPC?

Thanks!
Jordan Wilberding

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