LWN.net Logo

The OLPC and BIOS upgrades

The OLPC and BIOS upgrades

Posted Aug 31, 2006 10:04 UTC (Thu) by NRArnot (subscriber, #3033)
Parent article: The OLPC and BIOS upgrades

Rather than keystrokes, what's wrong with an interlock? This could be made easier than the classic write-protect jumper on the motherboard, but hard enough that young children couldn't be too easily prompted into using it. For example, a screw on the bottom of the thing that releases a microswitch when removed?


(Log in to post comments)

The OLPC and BIOS upgrades

Posted Sep 12, 2006 2:03 UTC (Tue) by jg (subscriber, #17537) [Link]

Screws/switches cost money, both the switches and the assembly time.

They increase the number of holes in the case (bad for keeping dust/water out), increasing failures.

Copyright © 2008, Eklektix, Inc.
Comments and public postings are copyrighted by their creators.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds
Powered by Rackspace Managed Hosting.