[ Thanks to Matt D. for
this link. ]
“By now, everyone has at least heard of the noble project to
bring the world of computing to children in countries where this
might not normally be possible. It’s been appropriately called the
One Laptop Per Child project.“As early as 2004, the obvious focus has been on the hardware
that was to be used to make this happen. A number of companies
supported the endeavor by ‘taking a loss’ and to help support and
develop a viable solution for third world countries…”