things

i see alot of microsoft haters here

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rmn_tech

I'ts Here.

The $100 Dollar Computer has no moving parts. (fans hard drives etc) uses flash memory.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4445060.stm#

There is a full report and video link on the above url.

Rick.

Hero999

I've heard about that before, I wouldn't mind one, at least it won't get stolen as the bright green colour should deter thieves.

Also not that it says it will contain open source software, read GNU/Linux, no M$ Winwoes to crash on you here.

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things

thats a pretty cool laptop!!what's the capacity on it?

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Website for OLPC
see also wikipedia

rmn_tech

Aparently to save power it only runs at 466Mhz

I belive it has 1Gig RAM plus of course the flash memory (disk) I have no idea how big this would be.

Rick

rmn_tech

I've Just read the wikipedia entry and I stand corrected 433MHz, 256M RAM, 1G Flash Rom + 1G Flash Ram

things

1gig of storage??thats not very much!! oh well, if it has usb ports, you can upgrade by getting a larger space flash drive

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Sceadwian

The link to a similar product Asus is makeing is on that Wikipedia entry, a bit more expensive but quiet a bit more powerful/useful as a cheap laptop and only a little more expensive. Nice to see products like this coming to the market.

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What most people here are forgetting is that you don't need a powerful computer to do most things.

This laptop is more than good enough for most things like office work, web/email and even simple games.

Also, since it runs non-bloated software it's likely to be appear faster than a Winwoes computer that's twice the specification.

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CheapSlider

One Laptop per Child (or the $100 laptop)

This $100 is now becoming $200

see article

Hank Fletcher

Pure bull. I mean, absolute stupidity.

Sorry, but I just came from a meeting with the superintendent and director of education in my district yesterday to find out the rug was effectively pulled from under the instrumental music program about seven years ago or so.

Obviously a funding-related issue from the government's perspective, but why did they not have any funds for instrumental music? Because they tossed all their cash into new computers. Where are those computers now? In a huge room right below mine, where they've run out of space because they can't chuck them in a landfiil fast enough. What was the net benefit to having all those computers for the students? Dick all.

rmn_tech

?????????????????

What has this got to do with cheap computers for Devoloping countries.

Hank Fletcher

Of all the things they need, computers are very low on the list.

rmn_tech

Iwill agree with that but at the same time instrumental music is also pretty low on the list