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I have investigate a bit more about sharing whole Etoys projects between XOs. I must confess it was a big disappointment when I realized sharing a file among XO is not even a basic functionality. It really sound odd when you considerer all the arguments produced around the mesh network (it really recalls me the eBook reader software situation with its flaky usability). Anyway, I have just tried Distribute activity on latest updated XO, but this activity behavior is unreliable, I was once able to share a project, but I can't reproduce it.
Hilaire
2009/10/26 Hilaire Fernandes hilaire@ofset.org:
Hello John,
I am concerned with the same problem, as I would like to use several XO and be able to share Etoys projects from one to another one through the Mesh network.
So far from Etoys, it is reasonnably easy to share one object from one XO to another XO through Etoys. However, I have not found how you can share a whole project from one XO to another one: droping a project frame from one XO to another one lead to an error when yzou try to access the shared project (an error message pop up like "server unknow")
AFAIK, shareing document from the Journal is not possible.
I am also interested about any knowledge you may gain about shareing through the mesh network.
Hilaire
2009/10/25 JohnStout@aol.com:
I am looking for someone with experience using two or more XOs in mesh mode. Our project is centered on OX laptops and the unique connection between them via Mesh Network 1, 6 or 11. Have you done this?
If we don't have to depend on Internet connections and working with servers, a classroom of students can have the same image on their screen, then all the students can learn by teaching, actively assisting other learners and thereby liberating the teacher to focus her experience and expertise where it is most needed in the classroom. The point is independence from the Internet, contrary to Intel’s Classmate computer.
John Stout (a new member of the Squeakland ed group)