Will both XO's be tax deductible??? 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. And the impending emergence of the XOs >>> awakened other companies to the potential of a low-cost educational >>> market, greatly expanding the choices that international buyers now >>> have. >>> >>> (c) 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may >>> not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more >>> about our Privacy Policy. >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Keith Smith >>> (480) 584-4772 >>> PHP Programming >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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