[Its.an.education.project] Microsoft

[Bobby Powers]

http://mediadl.microsoft.com/MediaDL/WWW/U/unlimitedpotential/WindowsXP_XOLaptop.wmv

Seems like a much more responsive XP experience than I would have thought...



On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:39 AM, Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpgritti at gmail.com>
wrote:

> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/technology/16laptop.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
>
> Marco
>
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:34 AM, info at olpc-peru.info
> <info at olpc-peru.info> wrote:
> > Nick Negroponte has said :
> >
> > "Open Firmware V2, the free and open source BIOS, is now capable of
> > running Linux, Microsoft Windows XP and other operating systems, and was
> > developed by Firmworks with support from OLPC. This will enable dual
> > boot of OLPC XO laptops with Microsoft Windows XP in addition to the
> > existing Fedora-based system and will become the standard
> > BIOS/bootloader for all XO systems when completed. With this "free
> > BIOS," the XO-1 continues to be the most open laptop hardware currently
> > available."
> >
> > This is totally different that we have been informed, the V2 version of
> the
> > BIOS is able to run a double boot.  Huge difference!!!
> >
> > Good or bad? Everyone has its own answer.  Now the XOs are a more
> > "general" tool, a broader range of happenings we will see.
> >
> > So... all the new 200,000 XOs that will come to Peru will come with this
> > new V2 Bios.  and the first 45,000 will be updated?  Or we have to
> > deal with a mixed enviroment? (no problem... just asking...)
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Javier Rodriguez
> > Lima, Peru
> >
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