The Soul Of a New Laptop
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| XO had difficult requirements: It had to sip power, be readable
| in bright sunlight, be extremely tough and sport a much more
| powerful antenna in order to pick up and emit signals in isolated
| areas. In addition, the laptop had to be adapted to one of eight
| languages and four alphabets. Its overall appearance had to be
| striking enough that kids would want one. And it had to be cheap.
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http://members.forbes.com/global/2007/0507/082.html
The above shows why the Windows-ready unit won't be suitable for developing
nations, let alone the west. The one-size-fits-all O/S won't work properly.
XO laptop is fun for child's play
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| One Laptop Per Child shows off the first version of its XO laptop,
| including many features geared toward helping kids learn in their
| own environment
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/04/27/OLPC-XO-laptop_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/04/27/OLPC-XO-laptop_1.html
http://tinyurl.com/yveyk9
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