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vnunet: $100 Linux Laptop to Help World’s Poor

“A global education system in which Linux notebook computers are
as common as pencils or textbooks even in the poorest nations has
been outlined today by a professor at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT).

“Nicholas Negroponte is aiming to accelerate an international
drive to mass-produce Linux laptops costing as little as $100
[€79.24]…”

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Press/WRC-TV: $100 Laptops Envisioned For Developing World
(Apr
04, 2005)

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