Another way for foreignors to kick our butts...... > >> The initial recipients will be children in Uruguay, Peru and Mongolia. > >> Also, beginning Monday, people in North America will be able to buy > >> one for themselves and donate the other to a child overseas through > >> http://www.laptopgiving.org . On Wednesday 07 November 2007 9:56 pm, Joseph Sinclair wrote: > The XO uses an O/S based on a Linux kernel (stripped-down and heavily > modified Fedora, I think), but with a completely different UI and > functional design (don't look for programs/command line/etc..., they're > hard to reach or completely missing). It's VERY different from a normal > PC, but it seems to work well for kids. The machine itself is really small, > and the keys are likewise small (I had to use fingernails to press keys > because my fingers are too big). It's got a pretty cool design, though, > and I hope they get a lot of these in kids hands, because I believe that > putting these in the hands of kids in large numbers will spur those kids to > come up with many completely new and interesting ways to use computers and > connect people. > > ==Joseph++ > > Michael Havens wrote: > > The XO will come installed with *nix? > > > > On Wednesday 07 November 2007 4:03 pm, keith smith wrote: > >> China? Didn't they have a ton of problems with cat treats and lead > >> paint? > >> > >> > >> Rhune Lord wrote: Production Begins for Schoolkid > >> Laptops > >> > >> By BRIAN BERGSTEIN > >> AP Technology Writer > >> Buy AP Photo Reprints > >> > >> CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- The One Laptop Per Child Program, which hopes > >> to spread sub-$200 computers to schoolchildren in developing > >> countries, has reached a milestone with the start of mass production. > >> > >> The nonprofit spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology > >> said assembly lines for its "XO" laptops were fired up Tuesday at a > >> Chinese factory run by manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc. That means > >> children should begin getting the green-and-white computers this > >> month. > >> > >> One Laptop Per Child did not specify how many computers will be made > >> or how many orders it has received from international buyers. The > >> program's founder, Nicholas Negroponte, said in September that Quanta > >> would build about 250,000 XOs this year, ramping to 1 million a month > >> in 2008. > >> > >> Negroponte originally expected mass production of several million XOs > >> to have begun by now. But he scaled back that goal after encountering > >> reluctance from potential buyers. > >> > >> The computers were dreamed up as $100 laptops but for now cost $188, > >> and buyers are expected to let children keep the computers and tinker > >> with them at home. > >> > >> The initial recipients will be children in Uruguay, Peru and Mongolia. > >> Also, beginning Monday, people in North America will be able to buy > >> one for themselves and donate the other to a child overseas through > >> http://www.laptopgiving.org . > >> > >> Even with mass production beginning later than expected, One Laptop > >> Per Child can claim success on several fronts. The small yet rugged > >> XOs require low power and can be recharged by hand, have a screen that > >> can be read in full sunlight and boast a user interface designed > >> specially for children. 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