Sugar Stick

"Sugar stick" Turn on More Old Computers

Older computers that still work hardware components need not go to the warehouse or place of disposal. With Sugar on a Stick, the machine seems to have a new life and new look. Sugar is an open source operating system for computer designed before a million people in the OLPC (one laptop per child). Specification is very simple and not wasteful of resources.

The manufacturer, Sugar Labs has reverse so that the software can run on the desktop computer without having to perform the installation. How to enter it in a trunk cable and can be executed directly when the computer is turned on. Sugar on a Stick has chance to give the breath a new life for old machines. Software that is designed for children is displayed at the LinuxTag conference in Berlin, Germany recently.

The advantages of this software is a complete application enhancements. In addition to get a new look and performance of appropriate capacity machine, old, user especially target children who are able to access various software packages and educational services. The latest version of Sugar on a stick can be used with the USB flash as much as 1 GB. Included in 40 programs, including programs for typing, drawing, and games.

Software in this way can be any type of good computer-based Linux, Macs, and Windows. Sugar previously created as the only platform that runs on the XO Machine, the price of 100 dollar laptop for the OLPC program. However, the founders claim back after Nicholas Negroponte is the founder of the OLPC program decided to work together with Microsoft Windows that can also run on the XO Machine.