Mary Lou Jepsen: Laptops for All
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| In June 2005, the OLPC team hadn?t even finished its design when it
| found itself pitching the $100 laptop concept to the Brazilian
| government. Brazil immediately committed to 2 million units.
| "The cacophony it created!" Jepsen marvels. "Every other head of
| state in Latin America contacted us by the end of the week."
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http://spectrum.ieee.org/feb07/4900
Related:
A closer look at what '$100 laptop' will be
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| After the kids have their say, and necessary changes are made, the
| nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child (OLPC at www.laptop.org) plans to ship
| 5 million XOs around the world by the end of 2007, a first installment
| toward reaching the 1 billion school-age children now growing up in the
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| developing world. The machines will be built by Quanta Computer in Taiwan.
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| Inside, the operating system is based on Linux open-source software,
| ignoring both Windows and Mac. Instead of folders on the opening
| screen, students see a figure representing a child (an X with an
| O over it, hence the "XO") surrounded by a circle of icons
| showing what activities are in use. The system also includes
| an Internet browser, a word processor, games, and a toolkit
| for a wide variety of musical activities.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0129/p13s01-stct.html
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