Negroponte’s laptop finally in production

[Daniel ~]

Greetings Overclockers everywhere!

Recently Patti and I received a small gift of money from my 83 year old moms.

I'm getting a PS3 and it looks ike Patti's going for a GPS for her three year old Vibe.

Having a bit left over and being technologically sated, we'd like to spread what's left around a bit.

We know that Negroponte’s laptop is being sold, Buy one for your kid, buy one for some one elses kid type thing.... but I can't seem to find the hook up... Can someone with search talents please locate a place to buy these things. Well really we don't need one, so just a place to make a contribution would do! TIA

EDIT:

We have made progress! =
you can send PayPal contributions to:

olpc at aoaforums dot com

When ever we accumulate enough money we will buy another laptop.

[Yan]

You are looking for One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a low-cost, connected laptop for the world's children's education I think.


*edit* Bah - wont let me name the link its address ... which is fittingly laptop.org

[Daniel ~]

Thank you Yan. you just helped one lap top on it's way! Patti and I have waited a long time to be able to do this. What a rush! ":O}

What children are saying

“I want to thank the initiators because they brought the laptop to us. I'm really thanking them. I pray that God will give them more knowledge, and God also gives them more spirit of giving, so that they help us more, especially those children in junior classes that don't have it, so they could equally have it and have the knowledge.”

“I use my computer very carefully so that it will not spoil. I use it to type, I use it to write, I use it to draw, I use it to play games... I'm using my computer at home to type assignments.”

“I think the laptop is very good. It helps us to find some words, like our uncle [teacher] will teach us... The things we didn't know, we go check on the laptop.”

“I want to thank you people because you had given us the laptop and I love it so much. It's very good. Because you can see lots of things.”

[Daniel ~]

Hey! Check out the Goggle ad for this page! Help from an unexpected source! ":O}

[dsio]

I'd actually be really interested to play with one. Its a cut down Fedora machine, but very different in many ways to a vanilla Fedora.

It could potentially make a decent low power jukebox / media playback machine.

Its very cool, I must say, and at least if you donate one of these, theres more chance of it actually making it to a child somewhere than cash.

[dsio]

I just thought about the irony of one day recieveing a Nigerian 419 scam email from a laptop you paid for.

[Daniel ~]

Well they ARE inexpensive, Don't see how anyone can afford not to contribute. We ARE going to meet these people on our crossroads and they WILL know us. They will know us by all we did and did not do when they were in dire need and being left behind.

Saw a news special on the impact this is having, it's everything Negropnte Envisioned! In Second and third world countries it immediately becomes the center of the household! It's usually the brightest source of light in the home.

Lessons begin as soon as the child returns from school and go on into the night as the whole family takes their turn at it...everyone else still watching!

This maybe the single most significant thing Patti and I have ever done for another... Like I said a muti-generational RUSH! LOL!

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by dsio

I just thought about the irony of one day recieveing a Nigerian 419 scam email from a laptop you paid for.

Well at lest they will know how to spell! ":O}

[Daniel ~]

Alas there's always a dark side. Intel is following Negropnte's people around from country to country, underselling and price dumping to sell their competing machine.

Wonder if the use of AMD chips or the fact that Intel is being run by a group of evil sons of bitches weights more in their decesion to harm the whole world to gather the pennies of the poorest.

There's a rumor that Intel and Negropnte have come to some accommodation as yet undisclosed. Intel you suck beyond all words. You couldn't find a way to help the world (intel's claim) that didn't hurt one of the best educational projects ever conceived, I,000,000,000 kids with FREE laptops?

Intel you have disgraced yourself, You have disgraced your Nation. You make all that you have achieved as a chip maker as nothing. Intel your trying to feast upon the misery of this world. You don't have to do this! You have a contribution to make. You need not harm the contributions of others in order to make it. Indeed, you CAN NOT harm the contributions of others if you wish to make it.

[dsio]

What's the CPU in your machine?

[Daniel ~]

IBM cell processor.":O}

[Gizmo]

I'd like to know how this turns out for you Daniel, as I've been contemplating doing something similar.....

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

IBM cell processor.":O}

And just in time as you can see! I'm running out of people I can work with! ":O}

[Daniel ~]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

I'd like to know how this turns out for you Daniel, as I've been contemplating doing something similar.....

Buying a laptop or a PS3?
So far the laptop's been more fun":O}

[Gizmo]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

Buying a laptop or a PS3?
So far the laptop's been more fun":O}

No, the laptop.

I came across the 'buy one get one' deal just a day or so before you mentioned it. I thought if I came up with any extra money, it might be a worthwhile thing to do.

[Favu]

Originally Posted by Daniel ~

Well they ARE ine