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* What is that?
* Is that little green laptop a toy?
** This is the "$100 laptop" from the MIT Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte, the olpcfoundation
** Not really, this is the "$100 laptop." The XO-1 and XO 1.5 were designed to be a highly effective educational tool. This is the "$100 laptop" from the MIT Media Lab, Nicholas Negroponte, the olpcfoundation
* Is this the same as the two billboards on highway 80 between SF and Davis & in SF?
* Is this the same as the two billboards on highway 80 between SF and Davis & in SF?
** Yes & yes.
** Yes & yes.
* Where were they manufactured?
* Where were they manufactured?
** Quanta built a facility for the XOs.
** Quanta built a facility for the XOs.
* Where is the yellow crank?
** It turns out this was not a good design for generating power. Leg muscles are stronger and better for humans to generate power or solar panels as used in Peru. This is only feaseable due to the low power requirements.
* How long does the laptop last on a full charge?
** About 4 hours which is enough for typical school days of the deployments, some of which teach school in shifts, some outdoors.
** Even the low power requirements of the XOs would require quite a bit of work to keep them charged. Most deployments charge using eletrical power mains. Sometimes generators or solar panels are used.