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One Laptop Per Child Project Extends to American Students

Posted January 14, 2008 8:23 AM

From Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News:

The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) plans to launch OLPC America in 2008 to distribute the low-cost laptop computers originally aimed at developing nations to needy students in the United States. The group, which was formed in the U.S. by teachers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), came under criticism shortly after forming because its original mission did not include the U.S.

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Re: One Laptop Per Child Project Extends to American Students

01/15/2008 11:38 AM

This project will not reach full potential until it actually achieves the $110/laptop price initially stated. I do believe however that the US students should not be excluded.
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Re: One Laptop Per Child Project Extends to American Students

01/15/2008 11:23 PM

Let's hope they use Open Source Linux as the Operating System.

We don't want those kids to get foul-hooked on bloatware, do we.

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