Nope as I read the initial story behind this and the focus it is to
get those who might not be able to have experience with computers to
experience computers.
The digital divide is also aggravating the financial divide.
Stewart
At 10:16 PM 11/1/2007, you wrote:
Just focused on this thread. Are you saying these laptops wouldn't
be so good, nor much of a deal, for someone here, say who otherwise
couldn't afford a computer? I ask, because it occurs that this
might create an opportunity to kill 2 birds with one stone if
individuals or other funding sources (maybe foundations, for
example) would be willing to buy 2, one for a poor child in 3rd
world country, one for either a poor child or poor adult in this
country. I have a particular interest in helping poor, disabled
(including mental health disabilities) adults become empowered by
getting on the right side of the digital divide. So, for instance,
I could approach disability/mental health agencies or government
funders related to this to pay for some of the domestic donation
costs. I assume the donations would be tax-deductible, so another incentive.
A few years ago I researched and found a few programs that donate
laptops to poor and/or disabled in this country, but seemed pretty
limited. Talked a guy at Dell into passing on a similar idea to
higher-ups at Dell, but later he said it didn't go anywhere.
Otherwise, I'm not sure much is being done about the digital divide
in this country, and suspect it may even be growing wider, as the
poor are continuously getting poorer, thanks to things like very
flawed inflation measure (CPI) used for adjusting cost of living
increases in programs like Social Security and Disability (yes, Bush
is not the sole cause of irrational and unfair policies, as many
seem to believe). Further, IMO, it will be increasingly important
for the poor and poor-disabled (talking tens of millions) to at
least have computers and be online, just to function. If, say, you
are homeless, but can use a laptop at a wireless cafe, you can look
for work, get benefits, just communicate. "Case management" as
traditionally practiced could also be transformed, something I'm
working on indirectly for now. And much, much, else - limited, as
always, only by our imagination (and willingness to maybe cough up a
relatively few dollars).
Randall
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rev. Stewart Marshall"
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No they have upped the price because they are not getting the
discount and they are not creating the volume they had hoped for.
The one web site I posted last night discussed this.
The countries he is trying to get behind this want a proven product
before they will commit, and will not commit for the numbers he
wanted initially.
These are not your everyday laptops and they are not made for
higher education purposes.
They are purposely made for remote, poor, third world countries and
such. Good idea maybe not as well thought out as it should be.
But a good first start.
Stewart
At 08:17 PM 9/25/2007, you wrote:
Or they have made the price infinitely higher in case you pay $400 and
donate both of them.
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