 The laptop for the world's children should be durable and self-reliant |
Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Labs, has been outlining designs for a sub-$100 PC.
The laptop will be tough and foldable in different ways, with a hand crank for when there is no power supply..."
"The laptops will be encased in rubber to make them more durable, and their AC adaptors will also act as carrying straps.
The Linux-based machines are expected to have a 500MHz processor, with flash memory instead of a hard drive which has more delicate moving parts.
They will have four USB ports, and will be able to connect to the net through wi-fi - wireless net technology - and will be able to share data easily. 
It will also have a dual-mode display so that it can still be used in varying light conditions outside. It will be a colour display, but users will be able to switch easily to monochrome mode so that it can be viewed in bright sunlight, at four times normal resolution..."
This is a ground shaker. One of the issues I have with the pending catostrophic disaster of earth shattering proportions...the Bush Economic Meltdown, is that it will take away cheap electricity, maybe even all electricity. And, there would go my beloved computer. And there would go my beloved internet. I would dearly miss the huge data base that is out there in internetland. There is so much to be learned and shared.
So, the advent of a cheap, reliable computer that is hand cranked...well that is just bitchen.
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