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Libya Purchases 1.2 mil Wind-up Laptops

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the have-a-machine dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The government of Libya is reported to have agreed to provide its 1.2m school children with a cheap, durable laptop computer by June 2008. The laptops offer internet access and are powered by a wind-up crank. They cost $100 and manufacturing begins next year, says One Laptop per Child. The non-profit association's chairman, Nicholas Negroponte, said the deal was reached on Tuesday in Libya. Professor Negroponte told the New York Times in an email that the project mirrored Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's political agenda of creating a more open Libya and he also expressed interest in purchasing the computers for poorer African neighbors."

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  1. *must* *resist*... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    God BLeSS COLoNEL MUAMMaR GaDDAFI !!!

    i tired...

  2. Be very careful people... by Shanep · · Score: -1, Troll

    Don't criticize this! It would be like criticising THE Church! And that could get you lightning bolts up your arse!

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    War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
  3. Re:Ummm by hadhad69 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't worry, I hear they have buildings in Libya now. Even a car that the whole town an use!

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  4. Re:Read the Summary At Least by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    read what I said, i asked about the SERVERS. Not the laptops themselves. The laptops power supply has already been discussed (for quite a few months now) but as for the servers themselves, that's a different story. I imagine the servers to be much much bigger than the laptop themselves (obviously but who knows, maybe they might have engineered some small servers?) so keeping tehse servers active 24-7 will be a serious problem if the villages themselves (where the school is located) don't have electricity.
    Why do they need local servers if they have internet access?
  5. Re:Ummm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, the question is: Where they designed to be jihad proof?