On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:50:32 +0000, mcv wrote
>
>> I have recently read of a ****table computer being marketed to the 3rd
World
>> for use in villages without ready access to electricity. Its batteries
can
>> be recharged by pedaling a stationary bike.
>
> More im****tantly, the OLPC laptop is designed to be very rugged with no
> moving parts, and it can communicate without infrastructure. On full
> load, it uses only a couple of watts. All in all, this thing could be
> the saviour of our information infrastructure in case of an apocalyptic
> event. And we're sending them all to Africa...
The OLPC consortium are hitting problems because they appear to by trying
to
place themselves into a monopoly position in the countries to whom they're
selling.
There are re****ts that OLPC refuse to engage in 'beauty parades' with the
Intel Classmate and, if a potential customer wants to evaluate both
machines,
Negroponte is walking away.
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