Mass Production Kicks Off for XO Laptops--Finally | Linux Today

Mass Production Kicks Off for XO Laptops–Finally

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 7, 2007

“Following a number of delays, the One Laptop per Child
Foundation’s much-awaited XO laptop for needy kids has finally gone
into mass production. Early Tuesday (local time), Taiwan’s Quanta
Computer started producing the green-and-white computer in its new
Changshu manufacturing center, two hours northwest of Shanghai.

“The commencement of mass production means children in
developing nations could have the rugged, open-source laptops in
hand starting this month. The OLPC has already announced orders for
kids in Uruguay and Mongolia…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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