Laptop’s for the developing world
24 May 2006
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Your looking at a $100 laptop developed by MIT students to help bridge the digital divide in the developing world. This could potentially be a wonderful invention.
From One Laptop per Child
Why do children in developing nations need laptops?
Laptops are both a window and a tool: a window into the world and a tool with which to think. They are a wonderful way for all children to learn learning through independent interaction and exploration.
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that’s pretty darn cool!
How about them developing peoples in the good ol’ U.S.? I could probably afford one of those. I can’t afford the current rate of $700 for the cheapest models here.
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