You know, for the kids [Re: [olpc-software] $100 laptop and Microsoft Windows CE operating system]

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Kevin Purcell wrote:

> On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:04 PM, Jim Gettys wrote:
>
> > Kevin,
> >
> > First, to clarify a misconception: the goal of the project is kid's
> > learning; not open source per se'. Fundamentally, this a project to
> > help the *education* of as many children as possible.

As I recall the whole Windows Icons Menus Pointers (WIMP) idea was
intended for the kids, not as a replacement for the command line text
driven interfaces but it found a much wider audience.

The best toys are enjoyed by children of all ages ;)

There seem to be plenty of people interested in using OLPC in other ways.
I'm very interested to keep watching and see how things progress.

-- 
Alan H.