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Re:First OLPC deployment: now it's real! by tlrobinson on Monday December 03, 2007 @04:19AM (#85556)
I too plan to use mine as my primary travel laptop. I've realized that 97.482% of the time I'm just coding/web browsing/emailing/chatting, which doesn't require too much horsepower. I also think the XO will make an excellent ebook reader. Screw the Kindle!

It will be a pleasant downgrade from the ginormous 17" PowerBook I've been lugging around for the past 4 years.

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Re:First OLPC deployment: now it's real! by rms on Monday December 03, 2007 @04:21AM (#85557)
Do you guys think the high resolution black and white screen will be better for general use and/or coding than the lower resolution color screen?
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Re:First OLPC deployment: now it's real! by tlrobinson on Monday December 03, 2007 @04:55AM (#85562)
The black and white mode is front lit, not back lit, so it definitely won't work well in the dark.

Other than that, I'm not sure, but I'll definitely be interested to try it.

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Re:First OLPC deployment: now it's real! by euccastro on Monday December 03, 2007 @06:10AM (#85574)
Just code in the light. :>
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