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Hacking the XO Laptop

Posted by Zonk on from the new-uses-tiny-toys dept.

dulceLeche writes "While the OLPC was not designed with the American consumer in mind, people that took part in the Give One Get One program have been having fun with their XOs. The XO has a number of limitations, but with some work you can get Opera running, chat over your mesh network, and much more. An article at Geek.com explains what a few folks were able to do with their XOs."

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  1. Re:Sad by supersat · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apparently, there's been several issues with G1G1 fulfillment. They expected to have shipped every laptop by now, but discovered at least 5,000 orders that have fallen through the cracks. Those will be sent tomorrow, if possible. More information is at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/G1G1_Fulfillment_Information

  2. Re:"not designed with the American consumer in min by Sir_Kurt · · Score: 4, Informative

    I bought 2 of the XO laptops. (four actually) There is a special version of Opera that has been compiled for the XO, including software that makes it a sugar activity. It is available here: . Works great. No need to set up an additional X server. These guys were just having fun and showing off.

    -kurt-