What is the OLPC no-cost connectivity program? I've heard it explained. -walter
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Christoph Derndorfer <[email protected]> wrote: > I concur with Negroponte and the analyst quoted at > http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/02/03/100_for_a_laptop_too_much_try_20/ > that a real "$20 laptop" simply isn't feasible. > > I'd be glad to be proved wrong but I think we're probably going to see > OLPC's "no cost connectivity program" > (http://blog.laptop.org/2009/01/07/refocusing-on-our-mission/) before a > $20 laptop shows up... ;-) > > Christoph > > alan c schrieb: >> Item: >> >> India to unveil laptop costing Rs500 >> http://internationalreporter.com/News-4455/india-to-unveil-laptop-costing-rs500.html >> >> 'January 31, 2009 - With Tata Motor's coming out with the low-cost >> Nano car, a group of Indian students are coming out with a laptop for >> Rs500 ($10), cheaper than most pocket calculators, which can be used >> globally for educational purposes and revolutionaries the computer >> market in developing countries.....' > > -- > Christoph Derndorfer > co-editor, olpcnews > url: www.olpcnews.com > e-mail: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
