Re: Jim Gettys on writing software for the new "one laptop per child" system

Alan Anderson wrote: 
davidhbigelow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


Now if we could just get internet connections and printers with cranks
also. :)



1) The crank-charged laptop includes wireless networking.

2) Way back in grade school, I remember this funky thing in the "graphic arts" room. It had a crank, and it turned out printed copies. I doubt anyone makes a mimeograph machine with a USB interface, though. 

The soluble wax transfer things? Our teacher used those heavily!

There should be no real hurdle to interface one of these laptops to
an oldstyle teletype maschine. The Siemens S100 and contemporarys
teletypes could be easily fitted with a crank as well.

A Matrix "Needle" printer should work as well.



uwe

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