Comments on: Intel laptop vs. OLPC machine: Which is better for e-books? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/intel-laptop-vs-olpc-machine-which-is-better-for-e-books/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cerebus http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/intel-laptop-vs-olpc-machine-which-is-better-for-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-90553 Cerebus Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:00:08 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5588#comment-90553 I'm constantly struck by how much these systems resemble the eMate and Apple's classroom plans. Apple's real problem was price, but the features (sans WiFi, which didn't exist at the time) are essentially the same--long battery life, no moving parts, all-flash design, teacher sync/push. It had the advantage of being a highly usable system; NewtonOS was very very intuitive and lightweight. What's interesting is that you can score eMates now for ~US$30. I'd be curious as to what it would cost to manufacture today with a faster chip. -- C I’m constantly struck by how much these systems resemble the eMate and Apple’s classroom plans. Apple’s real problem was price, but the features (sans WiFi, which didn’t exist at the time) are essentially the same–long battery life, no moving parts, all-flash design, teacher sync/push. It had the advantage of being a highly usable system; NewtonOS was very very intuitive and lightweight.

What’s interesting is that you can score eMates now for ~US$30. I’d be curious as to what it would cost to manufacture today with a faster chip.

– C

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/intel-laptop-vs-olpc-machine-which-is-better-for-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-90541 David Rothman Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5588#comment-90541 Hi, Wayan. Things were a bit ambiguous (and beyond that I was thinking of the total package, not just the hardware per se), which is exactly why I used "seems." Hey, it's good to know you feel the same as I do about the 2B1 form factor. And of course we're in alignment on the issues of teacher friendliness and the need for decent integration. Keep at it! - David Hi, Wayan. Things were a bit ambiguous (and beyond that I was thinking of the total package, not just the hardware per se), which is exactly why I used “seems.” Hey, it’s good to know you feel the same as I do about the 2B1 form factor. And of course we’re in alignment on the issues of teacher friendliness and the need for decent integration. Keep at it! – David

]]> By: wayan http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/intel-laptop-vs-olpc-machine-which-is-better-for-e-books/comment-page-1/#comment-90536 wayan Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5588#comment-90536 Oh let's be clear (and I may need to change the tone of my post if its not) that I do not prefer more bloated WinTel to the sleek form factor of the 2B1. What I do prefer is that Intel has an actual implmentation plan which includes teacher teacher training and teacher classroom management. My dream: take the OLPC hardware into Intel's teacher-friendly implmentation plan. Oh let’s be clear (and I may need to change the tone of my post if its not) that I do not prefer more bloated WinTel to the sleek form factor of the 2B1.

What I do prefer is that Intel has an actual implmentation plan which includes teacher teacher training and teacher classroom management.

My dream: take the OLPC hardware into Intel’s teacher-friendly implmentation plan.

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