The $10 Laptop

[Crossy]

India's $10 laptop sort of official, and may cost $100

The government of India has unveiled a new low-cost laptop that is designed for education. Government officials say that the laptop will be sold for $10 per unit... or maybe $100.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/0...r-maybe-not.ars

Not directly Thailand related, but if it's not vapourware it will spread like the proverbial wildfire.

Edited February 4, 2009 by Crossy

[khundon]

India's $10 laptop sort of official, and may cost $100

The government of India has unveiled a new low-cost laptop that is designed for education. Government officials say that the laptop will be sold for $10 per unit... or maybe $100.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/0...r-maybe-not.ars

Not directly Thailand related, but if it's not vapourware it will spread like the proverbial wildfire.

Don't you mean 10$ Craptop?

"The government of India announced Tuesday that the laptop, which is called Sakshat"

[phaethon]

Don't you mean 10$ Craptop?

Nope, nothing to do with Apple .

[Crushdepth]

India's Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) curiously cited concerns about "physical and psychological effects" of computer exposure as the reason why the government turned down the opportunity to participate in an OLPC pilot program.

[munirkn]

cooooooooool

[Naam]

India's $10 laptop sort of official, and may cost $100

The government of India has unveiled a new low-cost laptop that is designed for education. Government officials say that the laptop will be sold for $10 per unit... or maybe $100.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/0...r-maybe-not.ars

Not directly Thailand related, but if it's not vapourware it will spread like the proverbial wildfire.

one of the usual indian political farts which will be conveniently forgotten in due course. as you are an "old India hand" you should know best Crossy

[Crossy]

one of the usual indian political farts which will be conveniently forgotten in due course. as you are an "old India hand" you should know best Crossy

Yup, just like the car engine that uses no fuel, invented in Delhi, actually it's a French invention and runs on compressed air.