Demo notes/608

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These notes are generally applicable to all builds between 608 and 623. (Please also refer to OLPC Ship.1 Software Release Notes and Demo notes/542.)

A brief tour of the laptop

[edit] three friends (A, B, and C) using the laptop

A chooses an orange color scheme.
A chooses an orange color scheme.
B chooses a blue color scheme.
B chooses a blue color scheme.
C chooses a yellow and purple color scheme.
C chooses a yellow and purple color scheme.
A adds friend C from the mesh view
A adds friend C from the mesh view
B adds friend C from the mesh view
B adds friend C from the mesh view
C's friends view (after having added friends A and B)
C's friends view (after having added friends A and B)

[edit] friend C starts a chat

C starts a chat from the task bar
C starts a chat from the task bar
C invites A to chat from the friends view
C invites A to chat from the friends view
A receives an invitation to chat on the task bar
A receives an invitation to chat on the task bar
C invites B to chat from the friends view
C invites B to chat from the friends view
B receives an invitation to chat on the task bar
B receives an invitation to chat on the task bar
Everyone is here
Everyone is here
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello
Hello

[edit] friend A starts a record session

A launches the camera activity
A launches the camera activity
After it starts, invitations are sent to B and C
After it starts, invitations are sent to B and C
B's invitation
B's invitation
C's invitation
C's invitation
Sharing photos
Sharing photos

[edit] friend B starts a write session

B in the write activity
B in the write activity
A is invited to edit
A is invited to edit
A chimes in
A chimes in
C chimes in too
C chimes in too

[edit] friend B starts a shared browse session

B launches the browse activity and shares it on the mesh
B launches the browse activity and shares it on the mesh
A joins the browsing session from the mesh view
A joins the browsing session from the mesh view
C also joins the browsing session from the mesh view
C also joins the browsing session from the mesh view
sharing bookmarks
sharing bookmarks

[edit] friend A downloads a book

A downloads a PDF from the web
A downloads a PDF from the web
the PDF appears on the clipboard
the PDF appears on the clipboard
launching from the clipboard
launching from the clipboard
the read activity starting up
the read activity starting up
landscape mode
landscape mode
portrait mode
portrait mode
zoom tab
zoom tab
sharing a book on the mesh
sharing a book on the mesh

[edit] doing some arithmetic

everyone defines variables
everyone defines variables

[edit] playing music

[edit] the Journal

the Journal logs all of the action
the Journal logs all of the action

[edit] downloading a new activity

browse the web for .xo files
browse the web for .xo files
selecting implode
selecting implode
download implode by clicking on the .xo file
download implode by clicking on the .xo file
the downloaded activity appears in the Journal
the downloaded activity appears in the Journal
"resuming" launches the activity
"resuming" launches the activity
after downloading, it appears on the task bar
after downloading, it appears on the task bar
playing implode
playing implode
there are lots of activities to try, for example, these ones from GCompris
there are lots of activities to try, for example, these ones from GCompris
sudoku.activity.xo downloaded from the GCompris page
sudoku.activity.xo downloaded from the GCompris page

[edit] writing software

graphics written in Turtle Art
graphics written in Turtle Art
ASCII animation written in Pippy the Python editor
ASCII animation written in Pippy the Python editor
Geometry written in the Dr. Geo modulo within EToys
Geometry written in the Dr. Geo modulo within EToys

To start hacking your xo, you may want to apply for a developer key; this will let you change the operating system and other parts of your system.