[ale] OLPC in the ATL

Thomas Stromberg lists at stromberg.org
Wed Dec 19 12:09:27 EST 2007


My OLPC XO-1 arrived this morning:

http://picasaweb.google.com/helixblue/20071119OLPCXO1HasArrived

Mine came running version build 650 (Fedora 7, Linux 2.6.22), but I
will most likely upgrade it to 653 here soon for the additional WPA
support. So far, so good!


On 12/18/07, Thomas Stromberg <lists at stromberg.org> wrote:
> I'm waiting for mine as well still.. but I never got an e-mail saying
> it would ship. That worries me a bit. I'll just be patient.
>
> On 12/18/07, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net> wrote:
> > On Friday 14 December 2007, Grady Harris wrote:
> > > Have any of y'all who donated in the Give 1 Get 1 plan on the first
> > > day gotten the XO yet? Some folks in other parts of the country have.
> >
> > No, and I am starting to worry. I ordered on the first day (late afternoon but
> > still the very first day) and received the generic email stating that it
> > would ship between the 14th and the 24th.
> >
> > Started noticing reports of arrival first on Groklaw then, the next day, on
> > the OLPC lists. Someone mentioned no additional ship notice as promised in the
> > initial notice. Someone else reported finding theirs on the porch.
> >
> > So, 10 day delivery window, no tracking number, and *no* signature required.
> > Yes, I'm a bit peeved!
> >
> > Oh, to keep this on topic. Anyone running Sugar under an emulator? Or plan to?
> > Will only have a few days to play with the real thing and will have to resort
> > to emulation to be 'tech support' for my grand niece.
> > --
> > William
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