Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Open Source in schools could save the taxpayer billions
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| This week the Elonex One, a Linux-based laptop costing less than £100, was
>| launched at the Education Show in Birmingham causing much excitement amongst
>| the visitors and a very serious discussion about how best to support this new
>| breed of Linux laptops in schools.
>|
>| So much has changed so quickly that a model of Open Source school computing
>| is emerging which could save the UK taxpayer billions of pounds and provide
>| enormous opportunities for the home-grown technology sector based around Open
>| Source software.
> `----
>
> http://www.siriusit.co.uk/myblog/open-source-in-schools-could-save-the-taxpayer-billions.html
Home grown technology? I'd almost forgotten what it looked like... :-)
>
>
> Related:
>
> Asustek Aims 20% of the PC Market in 2010 with Eee PC.
> Traditional PCs Are Too Powerful, Eee PC ? Going Back to Basics, Says Asustek
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| ?I think the chance of surpassing 20% in 2010 is very high because there will
>| be further [Asus Eee] products in the future,? said Jonney Shih, chief
>| executive of Asustek, in an interview with DigiTimes web-site.
> `----
>
> http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20071120163919_Asustek_Aims_20_of_the_PC_Market_in_2010_with_Eee_PC.html
>
>
> Elonex £99 Eee PC rival to arrive in June
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Elonex has rolled out its sub-£100 Linux-based laptop, the One, but it looks
>| like it's going to prove harder get hold of than Asus Eee PC has been.
> `----
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/02/28/elonex_launches_one/
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