Very interesting! I saw this too: http://blog.wizzy.com/post/OLPC-and-Classmate-in-Nigeria
The wizzydigital.org website seems dated, is it an active project? I couldn't find any technical information about the solution, although it seems to be based on FOSS Sean On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 1:18 AM, Frederick Grose<fgr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Forwarding to the community... > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: William Schaub > Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 6:31 PM > Subject: An interesting project I stumbled across > To: Frederick Grose <fgr...@gmail.com> > > > This looks like something that is right up the alley of the OLPC groups and > sugar labs etc. > > http://www.wizzydigital.org/index.html > > using UUCP and memory sticks and couriers they are able to connect schools > to the internet in areas where there is ZERO connectivity. > ... > However this whizzy digital courrier could be VERY successfully used on a > classroom server or a specially outfitted XO laptop with some extra storage > via an added USB storage device. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep