Now that there are a significant number of laptops in Peru, high-altitude testing may be more feasible. What test plan would you want followed in order to be able to raise the specs?
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 9:00 AM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I understand your concern. I requested that the laptops be tested > to at least 15,000 ft > operationally, but was ignored. I will inquire into the reasons. > > John > > On Mar 10, 2008, at 3:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I am trying to pass this info to some "hardware" development > > list... but I don't know where it is or if it exists. > > > > Anyway, maybe some person can register this "bug" (?) to the > > tracking system... if you consider that this is a bug.. or if it is > > something valuable to be taken in account... > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hardware_specification > > Environmental specificationsMaximum altitude: –15m to 3048m (14.7 > > to 10.1 PSIA) (operating), –15m to 12192m (14.7 to 4.4 PSIA) (non- > > operating); > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > The Huancavelica city (big city, poor city) is at 12,100 feet > > (around 3,688 meters) altitude. There are tons of computers in > > that city, they work without any modification. I think that the > > 3.048 m altitude capacity must been raised... maybe it has not been > > tested accurately.. or.. other reasons? The more isolated children > > are in the 4,500 meters (around 15,000 feet) > > > > Cuzco city is at 12,500 feet = 3,810 meters altitude. (so... no XOs > > for Cuzco city.. and that is the capital of the region... there are > > hundreds of smaller villages in higher altitude in the Cuzco > > surrounding areas). > > > > Table > > ------------------------------------ > > 10,000 feet = 10.11 PSIA > > 11,000 feet = 9.73 PSIA > > 12,000 feet = 9.35 PSIA > > 13,000 feet = 8.96 PSIA > > 14,000 feet = 8.63 PSIA > > 15,000 feet = 8.29 PSIA > > > > Andahuaylas city = 13,000 feet > > > > The maximum altitude in "hardware specification" for all the > > equipment should be raised. In Peru the towns (villages) that you > > can find in the 3,048 meters vecinity are not the poorest or the > > ones that are more isolated. Our national president (Mr. Alan > > García) launch a law proposal to do all territories over the 3,200 > > meters altitude a "tax free" territories. That is because, in the > > words of the President, and according to all our national > > statiscall records, the deep poverty and the isolation starts at > > 3,000 meters altitude. Below the 3,000 meters altitude... well... > > there is poverty in whole Peru... but some tests should be done to > > see if the XOs (and the rest of the hardware) can work at more than > > 3,048 meters altitude. I think they will work because I have seen > > normal standard PCs and all kind of equipment working at 4,500 > > meters altitude. That is the altitude were all the isolated > > communities (the ones that need more our help) are located. There > > are around 5,000 villages and small communities (with 100 families > > each village, averaged) over the 4,000 meters altitude. Deep > > poverty in those areas. > > > > Maybe the manufacturer (Quanta?) can put more light over the > > issue. My guess is that the capacity of the XOs is underestimated > > by the manufacturer... > > > > Best regards, > > > > Javier > > > > Some useful for those interested in the issue... > > > > About PSIAs: http://www.aempower.com/Faqs.aspx?FaqCategoryID=30 > > About the 2006 peruvian map of poverty: www.foncodes.gob.pe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Devel mailing list > > Devel@lists.laptop.org > > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel >
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