OLPC Human Interface Guidelines/The Sugar Interface
Understanding XO Hardware
The XO laptop contains 256Mb of RAM and
has 1Gb of flash disk space. Additionally,
three USB sockets are available for external
or portable storage devices, and with the
wireless network, you can store additional
files to your school's server or to other
network storage locations. There is also
flash storage expansion capability with an
SD Card slot.
The XO laptop has a built-in microphone
and the built-in video and still picture
camera takes pictures of 640 x 480
resolution at 30 Frames Per Second (FPS).
The wireless networking capability uses an
integrated 802.11b/g (2.4GHz) interface and
it supports a unique 802.11s (Mesh)
networking protocol in addition.
Understanding XO Activities
Activities are fun things to do and share on
the XO. Start an Activity by clicking on the
picture for it in the bottom part of the frame
or click on Activity in the Activity Circle.
Exit an activity
Every activity has an Activity tab that
includes a Stop Icon. Click this icon to exit
the Activity. Press Ctrl-Esc to exit an Activity
quickly. In the Journal, the Keep Icon keeps
previous versions of the Activity.
