[sf-lug] OLPCSF and SFSU sign a memo of understanding

[Sameer Verma]

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 2:10 PM, jim <jim at systemateka.com> wrote:
>
> as seen on the DVLUG mailing list:
>
> " For those of you not on the olpc-sf email list yet. :-)
> I'm reallypleased about this and am proud to be a part of
> http://olpcsf.org
> thatmeets monthly in SF, easily accessible from the
> Powell St. BARTstation & Westfield Shopping Center.
>
> The next meeting is Sat, Jan 14th from 10 AM - 2PM.
>
> Grant "
>
> --------------------
>
>    Sameer Verma is a professor at SFSU and has championed
> the "little green PC", i.e. the XO laptop product that is
> managed by the One Laptop Per Child effort ( http://one.laptop.org/ )
>
>    The OLPCSF group has a number of members who are
> championing the XO laptop both locally and in various
> regions around the world ( http://olpcsf.org/projects ).
>
>    Here's a link to the OLPC site page for efforts in
> the SF bay area: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea
>
>    Here's a link to join the OLPCSF mailing list:
> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf
>
>
>    There are rumors of a new XO that may be released in
> tablet form factor. I'll probably catch hell for promoting
> a rumor.
>

Rumor no more :-)

http://blog.laptop.org/2012/01/09/xo-3-press-roundup/ More interesting
(to me) is the ARM-powered 1.75 laptop.
http://blog.laptop.org/2012/01/10/an-xo-1-75-running-directly-off-a-solar-panel-video/

cheers,
Sameer