OLPC Available to the Public Early 2008 192
Zoxed writes "The BBC is reporting that the OLPC will be available to the public early next year on a buy-2-get-1 basis through eBay. With its cheap price, fully open spec. and full/open hardware support for Linux, expandability, 2W rating and LinuxBIOS booting it sounds like an embedded-Linux hackers favorite new toy."
Re:Will it be the _exact_ same laptop? (Score:5, Funny)
Yep. Exactly like how PBS telethons have encouraged the mugging of ladies carrying bags or men sipping coffee by setting the value of cloth bags and mugs at $120.
Re:Good present for grandparents as well? (Score:1, Funny)
You want to steal from a child today - you steal 4 Gig of Ram, a dual core processor, a $250 iPod and a couple of ounces of crack.
Re:Couple Thoughts: Case Color and Good Idea.. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Then you can buy it for $300 (Score:5, Funny)
Judging from all the email I get asking me to help move millions of dollars out of Africa, I think Africans have enough computers. I think they need more financial advisors to help them move that money.
Re:No hand crank! (Score:3, Funny)
My god! I think you may have just read your father's mind!
(kidding, kidding. Couldn't resist)
Re:cool (Score:2, Funny)
Re:cool (Score:4, Funny)
Re:OLPC? (Score:2, Funny)
True...actually, I have never heard of Lybia at all!