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First Photos of MIT $100 Laptop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

An anonymous reader noted that MITs $100 laptop was unveiled at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting. It runs a special version of the Fedora linux and it comes with native wireless lan support. You can see the photo album, and you can pledge to buy one at triple price... in order to donate 2 of them to children.

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  1. How adorable!! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

    Awwwww, look at their little ears! I just wanna pet them!

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    1. Re:How adorable!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      Awwwww, look at their little ears! I just wanna pet them!

      What an incredibly racist thing to say. They're human beings, not animals.

    2. Re:How adorable!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I am an insensitive clod, you animal!

    3. Re:How adorable!! by TheGavster · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wind over IP is one of the great technological triumphs of our time

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  2. Software Question by rlp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does it come with the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer?

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  3. BSD by Catskul · · Score: 5, Funny

    In that red/orange color and with those ears/horns, it kina makes me think it should be running bsd.

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  4. Re:419 on its way by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 4, Funny

    The children have to be taught how to spam. It doesn't come naturally.

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