20 Jan
2010
20 Jan
'10
7:01 p.m.
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
However, the only interesting computer I've seen
in the last few years was
the OLPC XO-1, and that was more from a social and design standpoint than
technology (though I was delighted to note it uses OpenFirmware).
It is a cute little machine, but... the keyboard is... well, remember the
Sinclair Spectrum? Now imagine that but with keys 1/4 the area, and packed
closely together. It _is_ waterproof, and I guess with 8-12 year old
fingers the spacing isn't a problem, but for me it's the most inconvenient
keyboard I've used on something bigger than a PDA or cell-phone. I wanted
to use it as a low-weight low-power ssh console, but I'd rather slam my
fingers in a door than try to type on that keyboard for any length of time.
Alexey