Dear GKD Members, There was a very good segment on the BBC radio programme "Go Digital" this week on the $100 computer with an interview with Mr. Negroponte as well as input from several commentators. The BBC makes the programme available on its site for a week (in this case, I believe until this Sunday, 13 February) as a webcast.
I would highly recommend that anyone who is interested in the topic go to listen to it. The web site address is: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/> and the link to the "Go Digital" webcast is in the lower right hand corner of the screen. The segment starts by saying that it is going to do bits on the "Samaritan" e-mail service and an auction of documents related to computing history - but the 10 minute section on the $100 computer follows immediately after. Some of the more interesting comments made on the BBC show were related to the difficulties of effectively using these computers on such a large scale in the developing world (Negroponte is talking about using them to replace textbooks in schools) and the issues related to reliable power sources (for charging batteries) and affordable, working Internet access (for downloading school material) - not to mention questions related to reading and computer literacy/user training. Best regards, Virginia Cram-Martos ------------ ***GKD is solely supported by EDC, a Non-Profit Organization*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd Archives of previous GKD messages can be found at: <http://www.edc.org/GLG/gkd/>
