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 if os.path.exists('/etc/olpc-release'):
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+:Or, check the in /sys/class/dmi/id for the 'product_name' and 'product_version':
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+def get_hardware():
+    """ Determine whether we are using XO 1.0, 1.5, or "unknown" hardware """
+    if _get_dmi('product_name') != 'XO':
+        return UNKNOWN
+    version = _get_dmi('product_version')
+    if version == '1':
+        return XO1
+    elif version == '1.5':
+        return XO15
+    else:
+        return UNKNOWN
+def _get_dmi(node):
+    path = os.path.join('/sys/class/dmi/id', node)
+    try:
+        return open(path).readline().strip()
+    except:
+        return None
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