One Laptop Per Child Production Begins November 8, 2007
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Mass production begins on the $100 latptop. Computer manufacturer Quanta is assembling the low-cost laptops at a factory in Changshu, China. One Laptop per Child (OLPC), the group behind the project, said that children in developing countries would begin receiving machines this month. Last month, OLPC received its first official order for 100,000 machines from the government of Uruguay. OLPC’s founder Nicholas Negroponte said, “Today represents an important milestone in the evolution of the One Laptop per Child project.’
The computers offer a number of innovations which make them suitable for use in remote and environmentally hostile areas.
The machine has no moving parts and can be easily maintained. It has a sunlight-readable display that allows children to use it outside and in areas with little access to electricity.
The machine is ultra low power and can be charged with solar panels.
[...] ALABAMA, USA–The city of Birmingham makes plans to supply every 1st through 8th grade student in the school district with a laptop computer. Mayor-elect Larry Langford has reached with a tentative agreement with the foundation that provides inexpensive, indestructible computers in developing countries. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) received their first order for 100,000 computers last week when the government of Uruguay put in a request. [...]