Olpc Keyboard Replacement
Concept
The idea is to replace the Olpc's fumbly membrane keyboard with something more apt for touch typing. This Project is Based on the two part Instructable:
Installing a USB Keyboard into an OLPC XO Laptop, Phase I http://www.instructables.com/id/S62PQCZFCA43JDN/
Finishing the Job: Installing a USB Keyboard into an OLPC XO Laptop, Phase II http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/
Members
Eric Hanley
Ingredients
Part 1. [1]
1. A new keyboard (see step 1) 2. Dremel tool or equivalent in sweat and pain 3. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver, or one of those double-ended freebies they used to give away at IT-related conventions 4. Lots of cellophane tape (or hundreds of tiny helpers who don't mind being sealed inside your XO forever) 5. A desoldering iron (optional) 6. An XO laptop from OLPC, preferably one that has a keyboard problem.
Part 2.[2]
1. A jeweler's large phillips screwdriver (hopefully you haven't lost yours since Phase I) 2. The needliest needle-nosed pliers you can find 3. A pair of wire cutters or very small tin snips 4. A wire stripper set one notch below "angel hair" 5. A pair of scissors 6. A multimeter or a battery soldered to two wires and an LED, for continuity testing 7. One piece of cellophane tape (sorry cello fans) 8. A soldering iron 9. Solder (preferably lead-free) 10. Something to block the USB port your new keyboard will now permanently occupy, or a good memory for which port never, ever to use again 11. An OLPC XO laptop, preferably one that has an unsightly USB cable hanging out the back
Directions
http://www.instructables.com/id/S62PQCZFCA43JDN/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Finishing-the-Job-Installing-a-USB-Keyboard-into-/
