__/ [ Fintan Gaughan ] on Sunday 04 June 2006 19:59 \__
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> (on 2 Jun 2006 14:03:15 -0700):
>> Quote:
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>> The One Laptop per Child project will make Linux as popular on the
>> desktop as it is on the server today, according to Nicholas Negroponte,
>> head of the project and co-founder of the MIT Media Laboratory.
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>> End quote
>>
>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6079469.html
>
> I know its for people not well off i wouldn't mind buying
> 2 for my kids if its that cheap!!!
>
> Fintan
Many people have expressed similar sentiments:
http://www.pledgebank.com/100laptop
However, for your children, you might as well wish to consider.
http://www.gbax.com/
It goes for under $200 and is available *now*.
It is games-inclined though.
Best wishes,
Roy
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