Wilfrid Laurier University

Terry Sturtevant

Wilfrid Laurier University

March 3, 2010

1 / 67  vision

 hardware

 software

 vision meets reality

 future

Overview

2 / 67  hardware

 software

 vision meets reality

 future

Overview

 vision

2 / 67  software

 vision meets reality

 future

Overview

 vision

 hardware

2 / 67  vision meets reality

 future

Overview

 vision

 hardware

 software

2 / 67  future

Overview

 vision

 hardware

 software

 vision meets reality

2 / 67 Overview

 vision

 hardware

 software

 vision meets reality

 future

2 / 67 Vision

3 / 67  50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school

 Kids don’t drop out because they have to work; they drop out because they’re bored

Education around the world

4 / 67  Kids don’t drop out because they have to work; they drop out because they’re bored

Education around the world

 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school

4 / 67 they drop out because they’re bored

Education around the world

 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school

 Kids don’t drop out because they have to work;

4 / 67 Education around the world

 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school

 Kids don’t drop out because they have to work; they drop out because they’re bored

4 / 67  25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students

 50% of kids don’t go to school

 75% of girls don’t go to school

In one country,

5 / 67 another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students

 50% of kids don’t go to school

 75% of girls don’t go to school

In one country,

 25% of teachers are illiterate

5 / 67  50% of kids don’t go to school

 75% of girls don’t go to school

In one country,

 25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students

5 / 67  75% of girls don’t go to school

In one country,

 25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students

 50% of kids don’t go to school

5 / 67 In one country,

 25% of teachers are illiterate another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students

 50% of kids don’t go to school

 75% of girls don’t go to school

5 / 67 Would a computer for each child change that?

6 / 67 Would a computer for each child change that?

6 / 67 Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

Vision

7 / 67 proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

Vision

Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab

7 / 67 Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

Vision

Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)

7 / 67 “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

Vision

Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell -

7 / 67 Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

Vision

Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!”

7 / 67 “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

Vision

Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates -

7 / 67 Vision

Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004) Michael Dell - “Impossible!” Bill Gates - “Gees! Get a REAL computer!”

7 / 67 - Nicholas Negroponte Constructivism- Children learn by doing

“It’s an education project, not a laptop project”

8 / 67 Constructivism- Children learn by doing

“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - Nicholas Negroponte

8 / 67 Children learn by doing

“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - Nicholas Negroponte Constructivism-

8 / 67 “It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - Nicholas Negroponte Constructivism- Children learn by doing

8 / 67  limited (and/or intermittent) power

 limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity

 limited (and/or uncontrollable) light

 limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities

Hardware Environment

9 / 67  limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity

 limited (and/or uncontrollable) light

 limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities

Hardware Environment

 limited (and/or intermittent) power

9 / 67  limited (and/or uncontrollable) light

 limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities

Hardware Environment

 limited (and/or intermittent) power

 limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity

9 / 67  limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities

Hardware Environment

 limited (and/or intermittent) power

 limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity

 limited (and/or uncontrollable) light

9 / 67 Hardware Environment

 limited (and/or intermittent) power

 limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity

 limited (and/or uncontrollable) light

 limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities

9 / 67  AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

10 / 67  256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

10 / 67  1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

10 / 67  Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

10 / 67  Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

10 / 67  Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

10 / 67  Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

10 / 67 Basic specs

 AMD Geode 433MHz

 256MB DRAM

 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)

 Dual mode 1200x900 display

 Built-in wireless with mesh networking

 Microphone, speakers, and jacks

 Video camera (640x480 30FPS)

10 / 67  3 USB ports, SD card slot

 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

 Rotating display

 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

 Handle

 No external display adapter

Case

11 / 67  Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

 Rotating display

 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

 Handle

 No external display adapter

Case

 3 USB ports, SD card slot

11 / 67  Rotating display

 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

 Handle

 No external display adapter

Case

 3 USB ports, SD card slot

 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

11 / 67  Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

 Handle

 No external display adapter

Case

 3 USB ports, SD card slot

 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

 Rotating display

11 / 67  Handle

 No external display adapter

Case

 3 USB ports, SD card slot

 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

 Rotating display

 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

11 / 67  No external display adapter

Case

 3 USB ports, SD card slot

 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

 Rotating display

 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

 Handle

11 / 67 Case

 3 USB ports, SD card slot

 Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock

 Rotating display

 Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)

 Handle

 No external display adapter

11 / 67  Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required

 Keyboard can be replaced

 Bunny ears can be re-attached

Maintenance

12 / 67 Few tools required

 Keyboard can be replaced

 Bunny ears can be re-attached

Maintenance

 Display can be replaced in 15 minutes

12 / 67  Keyboard can be replaced

 Bunny ears can be re-attached

Maintenance

 Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required

12 / 67  Bunny ears can be re-attached

Maintenance

 Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required

 Keyboard can be replaced

12 / 67 Maintenance

 Display can be replaced in 15 minutes Few tools required

 Keyboard can be replaced

 Bunny ears can be re-attached

12 / 67  Active colour in normal or low light

 Reflective in bright light

Dual mode display

13 / 67  Reflective in bright light

Dual mode display

 Active colour in normal or low light

13 / 67 Dual mode display

 Active colour in normal or low light

 Reflective in bright light

13 / 67 14 / 67 15 / 67  Rubber membrane

 Several special keys

Keyboard

16 / 67  Several special keys

Keyboard

 Rubber membrane

16 / 67 Keyboard

 Rubber membrane

 Several special keys

16 / 67 17 / 67 Power options

18 / 67 This is an option where power is available for part of the day.

Charging several batteries at once

19 / 67 This is an option where power is available for part of the day.

Charging several batteries at once

19 / 67 Charging several batteries at once

This is an option where power is available for part of the day.

19 / 67 Note that solar cells are not cheap.

Solar power

20 / 67 Note that solar cells are not cheap.

Solar power

20 / 67 Solar power

Note that solar cells are not cheap.

20 / 67 This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.

Human charging

21 / 67 This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.

Human charging

21 / 67 Human charging

This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.

21 / 67 My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.

If you like chainsaws....

22 / 67 My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.

If you like chainsaws....

22 / 67 similar problem with clamp charger.

If you like chainsaws....

My personal favourite;

22 / 67 If you like chainsaws....

My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.

22 / 67 WEZA Foot charger

Foot power

23 / 67 WEZA Foot charger

Foot power

23 / 67 Foot power

WEZA Foot charger

23 / 67 Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!

One real system in Afghanistan

24 / 67 Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!

One real system in Afghanistan

24 / 67 One real system in Afghanistan

Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job! 24 / 67 Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.

India, outside Mumbai

25 / 67 Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.

India, outside Mumbai

25 / 67 India, outside Mumbai

Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.

25 / 67  open source

 education focus

Software

26 / 67  education focus

Software

 open source

26 / 67 Software

 open source

 education focus

26 / 67  Operating system is modified Fedora

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface;

27 / 67  No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

27 / 67 uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system

27 / 67  Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

27 / 67  Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

27 / 67 Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in

27 / 67  Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

27 / 67  No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

27 / 67 Set-up allows for school server

User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support

27 / 67 User interface; Sugar

 Operating system is modified Fedora Linux

 No file system uses a journal and tagging

 Activities, not applications

 Collaboration built in Mesh networking, activity sharing

 Ability for students to view source of any activity

 No built-in printer support Set-up allows for school server

27 / 67  Intended source of Internet connection

 Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless

 Performs automatic backups of all XO journals

School server

28 / 67  Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless

 Performs automatic backups of all XO journals

School server

 Intended source of Internet connection

28 / 67 i.e. paperless

 Performs automatic backups of all XO journals

School server

 Intended source of Internet connection

 Allows teachers to view student work;

28 / 67  Performs automatic backups of all XO journals

School server

 Intended source of Internet connection

 Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless

28 / 67 School server

 Intended source of Internet connection

 Allows teachers to view student work; i.e. paperless

 Performs automatic backups of all XO journals

28 / 67 This is what the first version of the Sugar interface looked like.

29 / 67 This is what the first version of the Sugar interface looked like.

29 / 67 This is what the current version of the Sugar interface looks like.

30 / 67 This is what the current version of the Sugar interface looks like.

30 / 67 The outermost “layer” of the interface is the neighbourhood.

31 / 67 The outermost “layer” of the interface is the neighbourhood.

31 / 67 The home “layer” of the interface shows personal activities.

32 / 67 The home “layer” of the interface shows personal activities.

32 / 67 The journal has chronological entries of all activities.

33 / 67 The journal has chronological entries of all activities.

33 / 67 Searches can be done by activity type or tag.

34 / 67 Searches can be done by activity type or tag.

34 / 67  Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

 Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

 Lots, many internationalized for several countries

Education activities

35 / 67 Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

 Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

 Lots, many internationalized for several countries

Education activities

 Distance

35 / 67  Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

 Lots, many internationalized for several countries

Education activities

 Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

35 / 67 Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

 Lots, many internationalized for several countries

Education activities

 Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

 Measure

35 / 67  Lots, many internationalized for several countries

Education activities

 Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

 Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

35 / 67 Education activities

 Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

 Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

 Lots, many internationalized for several countries

35 / 67 Education activities

 Distance Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar

 Measure Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope

 Lots, many internationalized for several countries

35 / 67 36 / 67 37 / 67 38 / 67 39 / 67 40 / 67 41 / 67 42 / 67 43 / 67  Many languages especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity

 Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system

Programming

44 / 67 especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity

 Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system

Programming

 Many languages

44 / 67 “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity

 Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system

Programming

 Many languages especially Python

44 / 67  Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system

Programming

 Many languages especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity

44 / 67 Programming

 Many languages especially Python “Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at source code for any activity

 Open source software allows students to learn more about any of the system

44 / 67  $100 laptop $2 average wage What about theft?

Security

45 / 67 $2 average wage What about theft?

Security

 $100 laptop

45 / 67 What about theft?

Security

 $100 laptop $2 average wage

45 / 67 Security

 $100 laptop $2 average wage What about theft?

45 / 67  New machines are “activated”

 Daily call-in

 Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)

Bitfrost security

46 / 67  Daily call-in

 Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)

Bitfrost security

 New machines are “activated”

46 / 67  Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)

Bitfrost security

 New machines are “activated”

 Daily call-in

46 / 67 (eg. 21 day)

Bitfrost security

 New machines are “activated”

 Daily call-in

 Cryptographic leases

46 / 67 Bitfrost security

 New machines are “activated”

 Daily call-in

 Cryptographic leases (eg. 21 day)

46 / 67 Some success stories

47 / 67  Country-wide distribution

 One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth

 over 200000 hits on YouTube!

Uruguay

48 / 67  One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth

 over 200000 hits on YouTube!

Uruguay

 Country-wide distribution

48 / 67 cow project girl from farm filmed birth

 over 200000 hits on YouTube!

Uruguay

 Country-wide distribution

 One school;

48 / 67 girl from farm filmed birth

 over 200000 hits on YouTube!

Uruguay

 Country-wide distribution

 One school; cow project

48 / 67  over 200000 hits on YouTube!

Uruguay

 Country-wide distribution

 One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth

48 / 67 Uruguay

 Country-wide distribution

 One school; cow project girl from farm filmed birth

 over 200000 hits on YouTube!

48 / 67  50% of kids in Peru with XOs are teaching their parents to read and write.

Peru

49 / 67 Peru

 50% of kids in Peru with XOs are teaching their parents to read and write.

49 / 67  Books delivered to one village; 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each → 10000 books!

 Resource for communities

50 / 67 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each → 10000 books!

 Resource for communities

 Books delivered to one village;

50 / 67 → 10000 books!

 Resource for communities

 Books delivered to one village; 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each

50 / 67  Resource for communities

 Books delivered to one village; 100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each → 10000 books!

50 / 67 Challenges

51 / 67 Challenges

51 / 67  School server setup

 Teacher training

 Software internationalization

 Support OLPC had a few dozen staff

Deployment issues;

52 / 67  Teacher training

 Software internationalization

 Support OLPC had a few dozen staff

Deployment issues;

 School server setup

52 / 67  Software internationalization

 Support OLPC had a few dozen staff

Deployment issues;

 School server setup

 Teacher training

52 / 67  Support OLPC had a few dozen staff

Deployment issues;

 School server setup

 Teacher training

 Software internationalization

52 / 67 Deployment issues;

 School server setup

 Teacher training

 Software internationalization

 Support OLPC had a few dozen staff

52 / 67  Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced

 Nov 2007 G1G1

 150000 XOs sold; half donated

 many delivery problems

Partial timeline of deployment

53 / 67 First 1000 XOs produced

 Nov 2007 G1G1

 150000 XOs sold; half donated

 many delivery problems

Partial timeline of deployment

 Nov. 2006

53 / 67  Nov 2007 G1G1

 150000 XOs sold; half donated

 many delivery problems

Partial timeline of deployment

 Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced

53 / 67 G1G1

 150000 XOs sold; half donated

 many delivery problems

Partial timeline of deployment

 Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced

 Nov 2007

53 / 67  150000 XOs sold; half donated

 many delivery problems

Partial timeline of deployment

 Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced

 Nov 2007 G1G1

53 / 67 Partial timeline of deployment

 Nov. 2006 First 1000 XOs produced

 Nov 2007 G1G1

 150000 XOs sold; half donated

 many delivery problems

53 / 67  Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.

 Some countries require local assembly of XOs.

Politics

54 / 67  Some countries require local assembly of XOs.

Politics

 Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.

54 / 67 Politics

 Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.

 Some countries require local assembly of XOs.

54 / 67 2008 - Intel Classmate

Competition

55 / 67 Intel Classmate

Competition

2008 -

55 / 67 Competition

2008 - Intel Classmate

55 / 67 Netbooks didn’t exist before the XO!

56 / 67 May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte

The Empire Strike Back

57 / 67 XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte

The Empire Strike Back

May 2008-

57 / 67 “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte

The Empire Strike Back

May 2008- XP on the XO

57 / 67 Nicholas Negroponte

The Empire Strike Back

May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” -

57 / 67 The Empire Strike Back

May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte

57 / 67 The Empire Strike Back

May 2008- XP on the XO “To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children as possible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must be able to bid on educational technology contracts, some of which require that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. The increased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in the industry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - Nicholas Negroponte

57 / 67 “You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If the XO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietary software, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” - Richard Stallman

Another view

58 / 67 Richard Stallman

Another view

“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If the XO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietary software, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” -

58 / 67 Another view

“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If the XO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietary software, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” - Richard Stallman

58 / 67 G1G1 take 2 Run through Amazon.com

 12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007

 Nov. 2008

59 / 67 Run through Amazon.com

 12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007

 Nov. 2008 G1G1 take 2

59 / 67  12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007

 Nov. 2008 G1G1 take 2 Run through Amazon.com

59 / 67  Nov. 2008 G1G1 take 2 Run through Amazon.com

 12000 XOs sold; half donated about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007

59 / 67  Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based

 July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

Crisis

60 / 67 Sugar separated from OLPC; community based

 July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

Crisis

 Jan 2009;

60 / 67 community based

 July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

Crisis

 Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC;

60 / 67  July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

Crisis

 Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based

60 / 67 NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

Crisis

 Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based

 July 2009;

60 / 67  OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

Crisis

 Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based

 July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

60 / 67 Crisis

 Jan 2009; Sugar separated from OLPC; community based

 July 2009; NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;

 OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be built by outside partners

60 / 67 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments

Deployments as of May 2009

61 / 67 Deployments as of May 2009 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments

61 / 67 Deployments as of May 2009 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments

61 / 67  Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick

 Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization

Sugar changes

62 / 67 allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick

 Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization

Sugar changes

 Sugar LiveCD;

62 / 67 also Sugar-on-a-stick

 Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization

Sugar changes

 Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC;

62 / 67  Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization

Sugar changes

 Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick

62 / 67 Sugar changes

 Sugar LiveCD; allows running Sugar on any PC; also Sugar-on-a-stick

 Community-based means it can continue regardless of what happens with OLPC organization

62 / 67 Future

63 / 67 Future

63 / 67  Sugar and netbooks → many other places

 Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?

Several directions

64 / 67 → many other places

 Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?

Several directions

 Sugar and netbooks

64 / 67  Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?

Several directions

 Sugar and netbooks → many other places

64 / 67 touch screen dual display?

Several directions

 Sugar and netbooks → many other places

 Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display

64 / 67 Several directions

 Sugar and netbooks → many other places

 Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display touch screen dual display?

64 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 2”. This has apparently been abandoned.

65 / 67 This has apparently been abandoned.

This is a vision of XO “version 2”.

65 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 2”. This has apparently been abandoned.

65 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 3”. XPad, anyone?

66 / 67 XPad, anyone?

This is a vision of XO “version 3”. 66 / 67 This is a vision of XO “version 3”. XPad, anyone? 66 / 67  Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

 Target price- $75 (US)

 Target delivery- 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

67 / 67  <1W power consumption

 Target price- $75 (US)

 Target delivery- 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

67 / 67  Target price- $75 (US)

 Target delivery- 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

67 / 67 $75 (US)

 Target delivery- 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

 Target price-

67 / 67  Target delivery- 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

 Target price- $75 (US)

67 / 67 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

 Target price- $75 (US)

 Target delivery-

67 / 67  (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

 Target price- $75 (US)

 Target delivery- 2012

67 / 67 XO-3 preliminary specs

 Induction charging

 <1W power consumption

 Target price- $75 (US)

 Target delivery- 2012

 (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)

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