One Laptop Per Child, Plus One
The One Laptop Per Child program has opened its give-one get-one campaign. For a limited time, members of the general public can get in on what’s otherwise a kids-only affair: get a rugged hackable meshable laptop.
The OLPC could be the next generation’s erector set — finished product yes, but even more building-block for further creativity. The computers are built on open-source software, designed for rather than against their users. As the FAQ indicates, in response to questions about technical support: “One goal of the project is that children will learn to troubleshoot the XO themselves and subsequently use their experiences to help others.”
In Korea, students are so obsessed with the internet they have to have “boot camps” and adiction camps to ween the kids off. Not sure what this cheap PC will do with cultures where PCs have yet to make a presence. Only time will tell.
See this link: Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession
Comment by Mark Seltzer — November 17, 2007 @ 8:27 pm