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* '''Monthly Meet-ups'''
* '''Monthly Meet-ups'''
** Monday, March 16, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — [[OLPCorps_Africa|OLPC Corps]]
** Tuesday, April 21, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
** Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
** Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
** Thursday, June 19, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) - topic (?)
** Thursday, June 18, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) - topic (?)
** Monday, July 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
** Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)


Our meet-ups are part playdate, part discussion and learning. Everyone is welcome.
Our meet-ups are part playdate, part discussion and learning. Everyone is welcome.
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* Emulation of the XO on PC/MAC.
* Emulation of the XO on PC/MAC.



=== Past Activities ===
=== Past Activities ===

Revision as of 01:24, 23 April 2009

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(aka MassXO)

MassXO (also the Boston OLPC users group) is a loose affiliation of XO enthusiasts in the greater Boston area. We meet at least once a month.

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Next meetup

  • Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic TBD
    • @ Cosi's in Kendell Square [1]

Our Blog

http://olpcboston.wordpress.com

Contact

Mailing list

MassXO has its own mailing list (aren't we special!). Please sign up here to be kept up-to-date on all the happenings and fun stuff!


Jabber server

None available at this time.

Other Local Grassroots Groups

If you know of any Boston area schools, organizations, individuals, or groups of interested people who have organized or want to organize a Grassroots group or an University chapter, please ask them to add a link below.


Events

Future Activities

  • Monthly Meet-ups
    • Wednesday, May 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
    • Thursday, June 18, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) - topic (?)
    • Monday, July 20, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)
    • Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (5:30-7:30pm) — topic (?)

Our meet-ups are part playdate, part discussion and learning. Everyone is welcome.


Proposed Meet-up Discussion Topics

  • Writing a basic Sugar activity.
  • The Terminal is Your Friend (using the Terminal activity and what all that stuff means)
  • Disassembly, and more importantly, reassembly of the XO hardware.
  • Using your XO remotely (VNC, USB2VGA devices).
  • Emulation of the XO on PC/MAC.

Past Activities

Read notes and comments on all of our past meetings and playdates here.