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Digital guru floats sub-$100 PC
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I suppose you'd have to run Linux, and any version of Windows would drive you over the $100 price tag just to legally run the OS.
edit: just noticed it mentions that the idea came from Maine's "laptop experiment" which IIRC was Apple iBooks.
edit: just noticed it mentions that the idea came from Maine's "laptop experiment" which IIRC was Apple iBooks.
"...a Linux-based operating system"
"He plans to be distributing them by the end of 2006 and is already in discussion with the Chinese education ministry who are expected to make a large order."
Hmm... hasn't Bill Gates also been getting awfully interested in China recently?
"He plans to be distributing them by the end of 2006 and is already in discussion with the Chinese education ministry who are expected to make a large order."
Hmm... hasn't Bill Gates also been getting awfully interested in China recently?
Everything seems good on paper, I would like to see this happen by the end of this year or part of the project. 
Free software-only is a given, but the real challenge (acknowledged in the article) is the display--even the cheapest laptop-sized LCDs cost more than $100, so they're looking at funky rear-projection technology. It'll probably be ugly and bulky if they can get it done, but in a developing country that's not a big issue--beats nothing at all.
Considering that there are several palm devices that retail for the $100 range, it seems like something along those lines might be smarter.
Considering that there are several palm devices that retail for the $100 range, it seems like something along those lines might be smarter.
