From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <44933AFC.8070902@lanl.gov> Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:13:00 -0600 From: Ronald G Minnich User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] A look at the OLPC environment References: <20655.1150489121@piper.nectar.cs.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <20655.1150489121@piper.nectar.cs.cmu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Message-UUID: 6c1b48b0-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 Dave Eckhardt wrote: >>i'm just amazed they think it's possible to have a >>laptop + 1200x900 display for less than $100. > > > Interestingly enough, every time I've looked over their > material, there is something about how the machines will > not be available for sale to just anybody, but will be > sold only through government educational programs. This > makes sense only if they cost more than $100 to produce-- The $100 goal is incredibly ambitious. It's that simple. ron