"The mission of this non-profit association is to develop a low-cost laptop—the "$100 Laptop"—a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children."
wiki OLPC home: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Main_Page
milestones: http://wiki.laptop.org/wiki/Current_events
>related: Low Cost Laptops to Reach Students in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday (Nov. 27) will distribute the first batch of laptops to school students in the country, as part of the international project A Computer Per Student.
The OLPC intended to sell a million laptops in Brazil, but it said that orders have to reach up to 5 million units, from one or more countries, so that the production at such a cost is viable.
~The production costs for these laptops are almost completely covered by charitable donations?
While the countries involved in the program are subsidizing their students' internet access, software upgrades, and battery charging/electric power expenses? Otherwise these students are getting some not very good food trays.
Students in America have no need for this program?