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Mass OLPC Production Begins

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the slow-starters dept.

eldavojohn writes to tell us that mass production of the first XO laptops has officially started. "The commencement of mass production means children in developing nations could have the rugged, open-source laptops in hand starting this month. The OLPC has already announced orders for kids in Uruguay and Mongolia. (Residents of the U.S. and Canada participating in the Give 1 Get 1 program--which donates an XO to a child in a developing nation for every machine sold online--are expected to start getting laptops in December.)"

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  1. And since I'm fat... by RandoX · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...I'll still be around to get mine!

    1. Re:And since I'm fat... by mrbluze · · Score: 4, Funny

      To get electricity into all their towns they're going to need electricians, draughtsmen, civil engineers, town planners, surveyors, miscellaneous paper-shufflers and so on. To get those they're going to need education. Not to mention accountants and lawyers, but if they get those before they get electricity, then they are probably never going to get anything, because it would have been deemed too expensive and illegal in any case.
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    2. Re:And since I'm fat... by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 3, Funny

      nuh uh

      my tech tree says Metallurgy, Magnetism, Gunpowder, Physics, Invention, University, Navigation, Engineering, Philosophy, Astronomy, Construction, Literacy, Mathematics, Mysticism, Currency, Iron Working, Code of Laws, Writing, Map Making, The Wheel, Masonry, Ceremonial Burial, Bronze Working, Alphabet

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  2. Re:How about by sm62704 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, but imagine a beowolf cluster of... OW! OW! STOP HITTING ME!

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  3. Mods are on crack. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What fucking racist white ass crackers modded this crap up?

    What gives you the precious ability to hold these people away from IT?

    Why SHOULDN'T they be given a chance to learn? You are a fucking racist white ass!

    Please go die, you fucking American.

    I hate Americans. God save the Queen!

  4. Thank you OLPC by Intron · · Score: 3, Funny

    Excellent. I was getting tired of scam email from people in Nigeria. I look forward to the scams that will be coming to me from Uruguay and Mongolia.

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  5. Is it just me by Critical+Facilities · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or is anyone else amused that the name for this laptop, the XO, is an emoticon for a frustrated person yelling? Seems like Microsoft would have nailed that name down. I keed, I keed.

    1. Re:Is it just me by Dogtanian · · Score: 4, Funny

      Microsoft already used the "screwed up face with tongue stuck out in disgust" in the name of their successor to Windows 2000.

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  6. Re:If you work in IT, you shouldn't support OLPC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not to worry. Without a Microsoft OS, nobody can get an MCSE using these things. You should be safe :-)

  7. Re:How about by blindd0t · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, I can definitely imagine that. Running a large cluster off the hand-cranks would quite a nice exercise routine.

  8. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  9. Re:How about by RealGrouchy · · Score: 2, Funny

    OW! OW! STOP HITTING ME! Too bad. Hitting you recharges my XO laptop battery.

    - RG>
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  10. Re:How about by Hamoohead · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but does it run Li. . .OW! OW! Hit him! Hit him!

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  11. Re:Some background from Uruguay by Scrameustache · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm from Uruguay (the country that has actually gone out and bought the XOs), and... it's not at all like you imagine it.

    We have electricity and running water everywhere Sounds messy and dangerous! We keep our wanter and electricity in pipes and wires, it's much more orderly ;-)
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