(I assume you speak of the "buy 2 give one to kids in some other nation" deal) I doubt it. I suspect neither is tax deductible, but you'd need to ask an accountant to be certain.
Kevin Faulkner wrote: > 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 >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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
