http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/02/hundred.dollarlaptop.ap/index.html
Novel software drives '$100 laptop' POSTED: 1:22 p.m. EST, January 2, 2007 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP) -- Forget windows, folders and boxes that pop up with text. When students in Thailand, Libya and other developing countries get their $150 computers from the One Laptop Per Child project in 2007, their experience will be unlike anything on standard PCs. For most of these children the XO machine, as it's called, likely will be the first computer they've ever used. Because the students have no expectations for what PCs should be like, the laptop's creators started from scratch in designing a user interface they figured would be intuitive for children. (...) India's government originally expressed interest but backed out. Even though Brazil plans to take part, it is hedging its bets by evaluating $400 "Classmate PCs" from Intel Corp. Brazil's government is a big fan of open-source software as a cost-saver, but at least in initial tests, officials have said those Classmate PCs just might run Windows. _______________________________________________ PSL-Brasil mailing list PSL-Brasil@listas.softwarelivre.org http://listas.softwarelivre.org/mailman/listinfo/psl-brasil Regras da lista: http://twiki.softwarelivre.org/bin/view/PSLBrasil/RegrasDaListaPSLBrasil
