__/ [ B Gruff ] on Friday 29 December 2006 23:51 \__
> According to the BBC (well, Bill Thompson, for the BBC, at least):-
>
> "The really significant change this year was the successful development of
> the Children's Machine, which started life as the '$100 laptop', a project
> to create a low-cost computer that governments can give to children around
> the world"
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6202947.stm
Thanks goodness Microsoft is up to something different and better.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/30/gates-proposes-cellphones-as-alternative-to-olpc/
Err...
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