Comments on: Get 1 Give 1 for Christmas http://www.techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/ Tech from an e-booker's point of view Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ellen Hage http://www.techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Ellen Hage Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:26:16 +0000 http://techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/#comment-293 Thanks Rob for explain how the Internet will work on the XO. I hope the program is successful, but I see it taking awhile. Like you, I think the most I would pay is $200, especially during the holiday time of year when laptops are generally less expensive. Ellen Thanks Rob for explain how the Internet will work on the XO. I hope the program is successful, but I see it taking awhile. Like you, I think the most I would pay is $200, especially during the holiday time of year when laptops are generally less expensive.

Ellen

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Rob Preece Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:54:42 +0000 http://techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/#comment-292 From what I read, the XO is supposed to automatically create a grid network. Each XO will advertise itself and network with every other XO within extended Wi-Fi range. If one of those XOs has access to the Internet, then all of the other XOs will talk to the Internet through the open XO. If your XO does not talk directly to the gateway XO, it can still talk to the Internet as long as it can find a path through some number of XOs to get to that gateway. I'm a fan of mesh networking, so I hope this works. Of course there are a couple of small matters of security and performance (do I really want some stranger downloading huge files through my already-too-slow DSL link?). Then again, if you're the only person who's bought one in your neighborhood (sounds pretty likely) there'll be no one to mesh with. It should, though, hook up to your home wi-fi or the wi-fi you can access at your library or MacDonalds. Agree that $400 seems a bit steep. For $200, I'd buy one. From what I read, the XO is supposed to automatically create a grid network. Each XO will advertise itself and network with every other XO within extended Wi-Fi range. If one of those XOs has access to the Internet, then all of the other XOs will talk to the Internet through the open XO. If your XO does not talk directly to the gateway XO, it can still talk to the Internet as long as it can find a path through some number of XOs to get to that gateway.

I’m a fan of mesh networking, so I hope this works. Of course there are a couple of small matters of security and performance (do I really want some stranger downloading huge files through my already-too-slow DSL link?).

Then again, if you’re the only person who’s bought one in your neighborhood (sounds pretty likely) there’ll be no one to mesh with. It should, though, hook up to your home wi-fi or the wi-fi you can access at your library or MacDonalds.

Agree that $400 seems a bit steep. For $200, I’d buy one.

]]> By: Ellen Hage http://www.techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Ellen Hage Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:39:57 +0000 http://techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/#comment-291 Feliza, Thanks for another perspective. I took it as the government didn't because of choice, not ability. So thanks, that makes more sense now. So now my question is the purchase of content if necessary and maintenance support. I think that I am being too cynical. Ellen Feliza,

Thanks for another perspective. I took it as the government didn’t because of choice, not ability. So thanks, that makes more sense now. So now my question is the purchase of content if necessary and maintenance support. I think that I am being too cynical.

Ellen

]]> By: Feliza http://www.techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Feliza Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:57:37 +0000 http://techusers.org/2007/09/24/get-1-give-1-for-christmas/#comment-290 "I also wonder how the Internet is going to work on this. Will it be free? Or will they have access to some sort of grid network?" Hmm. I was actually wondering that myself. No doubt some people in developing countries have access to the internet, but it seems a little odd that this whole enterprise should depend on technological access that may simply not be there until a few years from now. "Also if the host government doesn’t want to make an investment in their own future, what’s my motivation?" I'm not really sure what to say about this... Could it be that the host government lacks the financial ability to provide kids with devices like this? Certainly our own government would have a difficult time with this. I can't imagine how a developing nation might deal with this situation. “I also wonder how the Internet is going to work on this. Will it be free? Or will they have access to some sort of grid network?”

Hmm. I was actually wondering that myself. No doubt some people in developing countries have access to the internet, but it seems a little odd that this whole enterprise should depend on technological access that may simply not be there until a few years from now.

“Also if the host government doesn’t want to make an investment in their own future, what’s my motivation?”

I’m not really sure what to say about this… Could it be that the host government lacks the financial ability to provide kids with devices like this? Certainly our own government would have a difficult time with this. I can’t imagine how a developing nation might deal with this situation.

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