'$100 laptop' production begins

'$100 laptop' production begins

Lt-DavidW on 23 July 2007 - 13:28 · 10 comments & 5048 views

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Five years after the concept was first proposed, the so-called $100 laptop is poised to go into mass production. Hardware suppliers have been given the green light to ramp-up production of all of the components needed to build millions of the low-cost machines. Previously, the organisation behind the scheme said that it required orders for 3m laptops to make production viable.

The first machines should be ready to put into the hands of children in developing countries in October 2007. "There's still some software to write, but this is a big step for us," Walter Bender, head of software development at One Laptop per Child (OLPC), told the BBC News website. The organisation has not said which countries have bought the first machines.

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#1 Gamerhomie on 23 Jul 2007 - 16:13

Finally, I remember when Neowin first posted about the $100 laptop in it's prototype stages.

(1 reply) #2 Galley on 23 Jul 2007 - 18:35

This reminds me of one of the special features on the "The Gods Must Be Crazy" DVD. Many years after the filming, the filmmakers returned to the tribe of bushmen, bringing a laptop with them. You should’ve seen the smiles and looks of awe on the children’s faces. These kids had most likely never seen a computer before. Just think about the millions of other children who will be inspired to strive for a better way of life because they have the proper tools to help them on their way.

#2.1 Foub on 23 Jul 2007 - 18:43

Now why does the phrase, "Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated..." come to mind?? [BTW, just kidding.

] This is a very good idea.

Actually, saying that this will bring them a "better way of life" is a very subjective belief, they don't think that their way of life is all that bad. They probably think that our way of life is not as good as their's. What you should have said instead that it will enhance their way of life.

#3 Joseph21 on 23 Jul 2007 - 20:57

it's if they want it... but not in the way its forced into the consumers.

#4 ColdBlue on 23 Jul 2007 - 22:17

Cool, let the porn downloading and nigerian-esque spam e-mails commence o/

(3 replies) #5 Croquant on 23 Jul 2007 - 22:43

Wouldn't want to bring them clean water, medicine, doctors, schools, or peace. No, let's bring them some freeking laptops that they don't need. That's Soooooooo much better.

#5.1 Lt-DavidW on 24 Jul 2007 - 08:28

The people and organizations behind this, such as the MIT Media Laboratory, are in the IT market. They are not teachers, doctors, or politicians. What they have done is great, and I'd like to see you do better.

I guess you think they shouldn't have bothered?

#5.2 ichi on 24 Jul 2007 - 10:59

You can bring clean water, medicine, doctors, schools, peace... and laptops. Underdeveloped countries will remain where they are as long as they lack the knowledge and the tools to stand on their own and eventually be able to compete.

#5.3 Foub on 24 Jul 2007 - 14:25

The Bush peoples aren't hardship cases. They have lived this way for 10's of thousands of years and they are well adapted to it. You are only assuming that your way of life is better than their's. Your's is the missionary attitude and they've done more to exterminate native peoples than anything else.

#6 tsutton on 24 Jul 2007 - 08:00

I wonder if we can buy it for our collections of gadgets?

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