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[Ivan Trundle]

On 29/01/2009, at 8:56 AM, Pilcher, Fred wrote:

>> In fact, the lack of grunt might be beneficial in a school
>> context because an inability to play games, watch DVDs or
>> even stream YouTube videos smoothly means children have no
>> choice but to concentrate on work.
>
> my Eee 901 ... runs the Compiz cube and other effects smoothly,
> plays video and TV perfectly (though sometimes it has a minor hiccup
> with HDTV signals), does complex photo manipulations using Digikam
> perfectly well, etc. Games? OK - probably not the latest and greatest,
> but "inability to play games, watch DVDs or even stream YouTube videos
> smoothly" is absolute balderdash.

And who is to say that playing games, watching DVDs or YouTube is NOT  
work?

There is often the misguided belief that school is meant to be a place  
of work, and not play.

iT

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