OLPC Laptop Program


I've been keeping up with the One Laptop Per Child Program and it has been exciting to see the developments from this humanitarian vision. The purpose of this organization is give as many laptops to as many children from 3rd World and disadvantaged countries for educational purposes. This is could be a step in unifying the planet in many different ways. This is defiantly a cause I would give to if I had a little more income at this time. The cost per laptop is $200, which would deliver one of the laptops to a child.

What has been interesting, was looking into the technical specifications of the current XO model laptop that is being used for the program. Take a look:

XO Laptop Specifications




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