Talk:Low cost computer guide: Difference between revisions

Link Changes[edit source]

Changed some software links to Wikipedia references. Is it better to leave them as Appropedia links and create pages that link to the Wikipedia reference?

--Kinzer 12:46, 6 September 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks! Re leaving them as Appropedia links - no, definitely better as you've done it. --Singkong2005 (now known as Chriswaterguy) ^talk 01:21, 7 September 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

competing with wiki.laptop.org?[edit source]

I added a link to the OLPC (one laptop per child) site, where they have an entire wiki dedicated to this question. Is it meaningful to also have an effort here? --CurtB 18:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

If they are open to having a page on the broader issue of "low cost computers," (rather than just the recently renamed Children's Machine) then you're right, that would be a better place to do it. Do you want to ask them? --Singkong2005 (now known as Chriswaterguy) · talk 16:40, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On further reflection, I agree. Once I got a better understanding that the Children's Machine was a defeatured machine, then I realized it was addressing a different problem. One interesting thought is, what happens to the market when the defeatured machine comes out? If we are all really web-based (Microsoft's worst fear) maybe PC's go away? After all, my critical applications are now google, MediaWiki and gmail. Hmm. But that's a topic for a different place and time. --CurtB 17:00, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I still think that transwikiing it to their wiki would be a good idea, if they're open to it. For one thing, a "Low cost computer guide" at that site should attract more attention.

Re web-based applications... yes, this is changing, but the "network PC" that was talked about in the 90s seemed like a bad idea then, and I think the concept still relies too heavily on the reliability of the network. The Children's Machine still operates as a PC, so if they're in a village with no internet connection but they have some applications, and information loaded on (e.g. from Wikipedia), then it's still useful. --Singkong2005 (now known as Chriswaterguy) · talk 17:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Link or Wikipedia template?[edit source]

Latest comment: 17 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Re Curt's question in the edit summary (October 24, 2006):

fixed more "$100 laptop" links. Add Wikipedia template for that?

If there's a paragraph or more on a topic like this, the {{wikipedia p}} template is good. Otherwise, I think an inline link as in the present article might be better. --Singkong2005 (now known as Chriswaterguy) · talk 16:40, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In this case, I was really thinking of highlighting the presence of the wikipedia article. Having a blue link, it's not obvious that it's wikipedia, which I, for one, regard as more provocative than the idea that there might be a separate $100 Appropedia page... Even though we don't replicate (I guess?) much content from the Wikipedia page, we do have about 5 references to $100 laptop... --CurtB 17:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It does mention at the top of the list that the links are from Wikipedia... but be bold, and see how it looks if it's done differently.

I've posted a comment/question on this at Appropedia talk:Policy discussion#Linking to Wikipedia & other wikis. --Singkong2005 (now known as Chriswaterguy) · talk 17:52, 24 October 2006 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The VacuumPacked Computer[edit source]

Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The "VacuumPacked Computer", a conceptual project by Allen Wong, was the winner of the 2002 Global Civil Society Laptop contest from the Viridian Movement.

http://web.archive.org/web/20080517011643/http://viridianrepository.com/GlobalCivil/
http://www.viridiandesign.org/About.htm

- The Vacuum Packed Computer is not (yet) ready for the real world, but might be a source of inspiration.

• The Global Civil Society Laptop http://www.fieldsync.com/viridian/
• Design Minimalism 101 http://web.archive.org/web/20140922130640/http://www.manufacturingcenter.com/dfx/archives/1002/1002layerone.asp

-- Writtenonsand 16:45, 17 February 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Changes and More information[edit source]

Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

• New LCD Monitors start at $100 and new CRT at around $70. Http://www.pricegrabber.com
• Windows based PCs are not inherently less secure than Mac/Linux
• I would not recommended any media drives if flash drives (pen drives ect.) are available as USB ports are standard on almost every motherboard.

-- Munimortal 16:21, 14 February 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]