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Reuters/CNET News: Eight Nations Set to Get $150 Laptops

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 13, 2007

“From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world’s poorest children
will peer across the digital divide this month–reading electronic
books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with
classmates online.

“Founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology academics, the
nonprofit One Laptop per Child project will deliver nearly 2,500 of
its $150 laptops to eight nations in February…”


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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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