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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[One Laptop Per Child]] is a project dedicated to the design and production of laptop computers designed specifically for children and with a low-enough price point that it could be widely distributed to children in even the poorest countries.
[] is a project dedicated to the design and production of <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;/*CITATION*/">child carrier</span>]</span> laptop computers designed specifically for children and with a low-enough price point that it could be widely distributed to children in even the poorest countries.


The project has created the [[OLPC XO-1]] and is working on the [[OLPC XO-2]] (as of 2008).
The project has created the [[OLPC XO-1]] and is working on the [[OLPC XO-2]] (as of 2008).
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===Official===
===Official===
* [http://laptop.org/ OLPC] ([http://wiki.laptop.org/ wiki]): the One Laptop Per Child project, otherwise known as the "$100 laptop"
* [http://laptop.org/ OLPC] ([http://wiki.laptop.org/ wiki]): the One Laptop Per Child project, otherwise known as the "$100 laptop"
===News & Views===
===News &amp; Views===
* '''2008-05-20''' [http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20 First Look: OLPC XO-2]: no physical keyboard, dual touchscreen
* '''2008-05-20''' [http://blog.laptopmag.com/first-look-olpc-xo-generation-20 First Look: OLPC XO-2]: no physical keyboard, dual touchscreen
* '''2006-12-11''' [http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/12/new_work_one_laptop_per_child.php the interface] is designed specifically for kids, but not in a "dumbed-down" way; the article includes screen shots (probably the XO-1)
* '''2006-12-11''' [http://blog.pentagram.com/archives/2006/12/new_work_one_laptop_per_child.php the interface] is designed specifically for kids, but not in a "dumbed-down" way; the article includes screen shots (probably the XO-1)

Revision as of 15:13, 26 September 2011

Overview

[] is a project dedicated to the design and production of child carrier laptop computers designed specifically for children and with a low-enough price point that it could be widely distributed to children in even the poorest countries.

The project has created the OLPC XO-1 and is working on the OLPC XO-2 (as of 2008).

Official

  • OLPC (wiki): the One Laptop Per Child project, otherwise known as the "$100 laptop"

News & Views

  • 2008-05-20 First Look: OLPC XO-2: no physical keyboard, dual touchscreen
  • 2006-12-11 the interface is designed specifically for kids, but not in a "dumbed-down" way; the article includes screen shots (probably the XO-1)