$100 laptop expected in late 2006
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11-17-2005, 10:10 AM,
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$100 laptop expected in late 2006
Quote:A hand-cranked laptop that will cost roughly $100 is expected to be in the hands of schoolchildren in poorer countries by late 2006. full article: http://news.com.com/100+laptop+expected+...g=nefd.top |
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07-27-2006, 11:40 AM,
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Nigeria orders 1 million $100 laptops for its citizens...
...but India decides against purchasing the $100 OLPC laptops for its citizens
Quote:$100 laptop project receives first official order. full article: http://www.pcauthority.com.au/news.aspx?CIaNID=35311 Quote:India has decided against getting involved in Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child scheme - which aims to provide kids in developing countries with a simple $100 machine. full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/26/...o_to_olpc/ |
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07-27-2006, 03:25 PM,
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Re: $100 laptop expected in late 2006
My bet is that the govt of Nigeria will resell the laptops -- at a handsome profit -- to the new Nigerian scammers entering the marketplace, demanding a % take of THEIR profits, too!
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08-14-2006, 06:45 AM,
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Re: $100 laptop expected in late 2006
India is doing a disservice to its youth by not ordering OLPCs.
The wind-up power generators reminded me of the Freeplay Foundation's radios that were produced for Africa's children. http://www.laptop.org/faq.en_US.html Quote:What is the $100 Laptop, really? |
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08-14-2006, 09:01 AM,
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Thailand jumps on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) bandwagon
Thailand signs on:
Quote:According to reports, Thailand has jumped on the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) bandwagon and government officials have even announced that it would give away the OLPCs free of charge if the test project is deemed successful. Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told reporters that he plans to have the OLPCs in distribution by October of this year... full article: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3769 |
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08-31-2006, 11:15 PM,
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Re: $100 laptop expected in late 2006
Photo of the OLAP: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Image:Green_an...achine.jpg
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10-27-2007, 12:40 PM,
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Re: $100 laptop expected in late 2006
Update: cow powered laptops ;D
Quote:The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its low-cost XO laptops: cows. full article: http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.ph...;16;fpid;1 |
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10-28-2007, 12:44 AM,
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Re: $100 laptop expected in late 2006
Did anyone bother to ask the cows if they liked the idea?
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