OLPC XO
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| Manufacturer | Quanta Computer |
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| Type | Subnotebook |
| Media | 1 GB flash memory |
| Operating system | Fedora-based (Linux) with Sugar GUI |
| CPU | AMD Geode LX700@0.8 W + 5536 |
| Memory | 256 MB DRAM |
| Display | dual-mode (backlit color/direct-sunlight grayscale) 19.1 cm/7.5" diagonal TFT LCD 1200×900 |
| Input | Keyboard, touchpad, microphone, camera |
| Camera | built-in video camera (640×480; 30 FPS) |
| Connectivity | 802.11b/g /s wireless LAN, 3 USB 2.0 ports, MMC / SD card slot |
| Power | NiMH or LiFePO4 removable battery pack |
| Dimensions | 242 mm × 228 mm × 32 mm |
| Weight | LiFePO4 battery: 1.45 kg [3.2 pounds]; NiMH battery: 1.58 kg (3.5 pounds) |
The OLPC XO, previously known as the $100 Laptop,Children's Machine, and 2B1, is an inexpensive laptop computer intended to be distributed to children in developing countries around the world, to provide them with access to knowledge, and opportunities to "explore, experiment and express themselves" (constructionist learning). The XO was developed by Nicholas Negroponte, a co-founder of MIT's Media Lab, and designed by Yves Behar's Fusebox company. The laptop is manufactured by Quanta Computer and developed by One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
The subnotebooks are designed for sale to government-education systems which then give each primary school child their own laptop. Pricing was set to start at $188 in 2006, with a stated goal to reach the $100 mark in 2008 and the 50-dollar mark by 2010. When offered for sale in the Give One Get One campaigns of Q4 2006 and Q4 2007, the laptop was sold at $199.
These rugged, low-power computers use flash memory instead of a hard drive, and come with an operating system derived from Fedora Linux as their pre-installed operating system with the Sugar GUI.Mobile ad hoc networking via 802.11s Wi-Fi mesh networking is used to allow many machines to share Internet access as long as at least one of them can see and connect to a router or other access point.
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