dosxuk Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I watched the video and i still don't get it. What don't you get? Maybe someone can explain if you tell us what it is that's confusing you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nubile Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 Well, what i saw of it, through admittedly glazed eyes it looks like some kind of back to the future style usb device, but what does it do, what is it for. ? I know it's supposed to aid learning, but learning what, Linux code. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sid Umpley Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 it wont run windows 7! does that help Nubile. the problem the makers have identified is that the people who run the business these days where brought up on hardware similar to that, many people had to build their own computers (not pc's) and learn how to program them to get them to do anything, there was no windows/osx etc. people these days are used to modern computers with decent graphical user interfaces so the amount of people that are comming through the industry with a decent programming ability is declining. there needs to be a way for a 12yr old kid to have something he can fiddle with, something he can learn to actually program on, in order to generate the next generation of genius's just like children who used to play with meccano became engineers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiBaz Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 just like children who used to play with meccano became engineers. ? I became a miner, then a taxi driver But my programming and computer skills are quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CompSpud Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Its basicly a tiny tiny desktop PC. but runs linux (another kind of OS like windows/Mac) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl101 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Its a very cheap computer, about £25, and it is designed to be sold onto education, primarily schools and colleges, so that the student can be taught system programming. This would cover the software that runs in cars, aeroplanes, mobile phones, and anywhere else that has small computer. It can also be a platform to write games. This cheap computer would, hopefully, move children way from messing about with Word documents as an IT education and start doing some proper computing. Interesting read, if a little long: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/28/ict-changes-needed-national-curriculum?INTCMP=SRCH K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoran Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Its a very cheap computer, about £25, and it is designed to be sold onto education, primarily schools and colleges, so that the student can be taught system programming. This would cover the software that runs in cars, aeroplanes, mobile phones, and anywhere else that has small computer. It can also be a platform to write games. This cheap computer would, hopefully, move children way from messing about with Word documents as an IT education and start doing some proper computing. Interesting read, if a little long: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/28/ict-changes-needed-national-curriculum?INTCMP=SRCH K. Will it play Doom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiBaz Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Will it play Doom? I've played Doom on a O2 XDA, it sucks. This baby will probably cruise it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl101 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Will it play Doom? yes, possibly Quake too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoran Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 I've played Doom on a O2 XDA, it sucks. This baby will probably cruise it yes, possibly Quake too. Im not getting one then. I dont like Doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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