On May 27, 2006, at 10:27 PM, David Ecklein wrote:
I don't understand this fixation on laptops. These are commodities
for the
affluent, costing twice as much when new as desktops. They have
far less
upgrade capability, the screens are delicate and hard to repair,
the mouse
and keyboard
I agree about the laptops, they are not very upgradeable. I have for years
been recycling used desktop PC's to places like Child and Family services,
church groups and anyone who could not afford a pc. My objection to the
laptop program was that they were going out of the country; take care of
Perhaps I am talking apples and oranges here, in an effort to introduce a
note of skepticism. Does anyone have more detailed specs on these Model-T
laptops that must be cranked?
Christopher Schmidt in an earlier email did have some informed speculation
(hand-generated power, b/w screen, not a
The laptops of the MIT project don't have a lot of resemblance to the
disposable, fragile, overpowered 1st-world toys you find for sale at
the big box stores. Their design criteria lead them to choose the
laptop form factor. I haven't followed the project in detail, but I'd
suspect there were
I was thinking of trying out liquid cooling and wanted to ask if anyone
here has played with this type of setup?
Was it worth the effort, any tips, things to be aware of?
Thanks
Sean
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