Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:09:01 -0400 From: Chris Slothouber <chris@hier7.com> To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: The OX laptop... Message-ID: <4622F6DD.3050200@hier7.com> In-Reply-To: <1176662623.13267.2.camel@localhost> References: <17949.54850.460169.717849@whale.home-net> <1568562575.20070413025045@ghirai.com> <17951.8134.821939.357082@whale.home-net> <1176662623.13267.2.camel@localhost>
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Sergio Lenzi wrote: > Here in my country is happening > the FISL http://fisl.softwarelivre.org/8.0/www/?q=en > > they finally show the $100 dollar laptop for children.. > the machine have 512mb of memory, more 512mb of flash rom, > resolution of about 1000x900 keyboard and mouse ..... > they have been in testing for some months now... the children > sure approve ... Red Hat has yet the operating system, and > expect a small footprint of "gnome" to run on the unit.http://www.escolabr.com/portal/uploads/img462041309c410.jpg.. > > The govern is expect to buy and distribute the machine > by the "milions" (about 3milion units/year)... only in Brazil > > May be I will have 2 in my hands next week.. > > With a market of about 8 milion units (in -3 years) of a machine > that does not runs windows.. I think it will run BSD (netbsd/freebsd) > have wireless sound and camera, small footprint, lightweight.... > > It is the dawn of an era of market where only open source software... > > Any educational program or "thing" that fits on that computer will > be bought by the govern in milion units... and of course will cost > much less than the "commercial" solution we have today... > > Comments pleaase???? > > take a look -> http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagem:OLPC-Drawing75c.png > > http://www.escolabr.com/portal/uploads/img462041309c410.jpg > > http://www.escolabr.com/portal/uploads/img46204318a876a.jpg Add a hand-crank to this and aid organisations could distribute the machines in developing nations. I thought I remembered hearing about a similar project...
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