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The BBC News website visited Nigeria to see Africa's first large scale test of the XO laptop - a portable computer designed for the world's poorest children.
The One Laptop Per Child Project's so-called $100 laptop, also known as the XO, incorporates technology and software specially developed to cope with the inhospitable conditions found in many developing nations.
Intel's laptop for developing world children, the Classmate, is also being distributed in Nigeria and around the world.
In order to save power and production costs it is smaller than a traditional laptop and has no CD-drive. The BBC News website visited Nigeria to see Africa's first large scale test of... more
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Negroponte said that as a member of OLPC, Intel should do nothing to undercut distribution of the XO. Instead, he said that Intel used its position on the OLPC board to make its attacks on the XO more credible.
Negroponte cited Peru, which has agreed to purchase 260,000 XO laptops. He said that after the deal was announced, Intel's top executive in Peru tried to sabotage it. "The head of Intel Peru goes to the vice minister in charge of OLPC's program, and starts saying, 'It's not going to work, it's never going to work; we know it's not going to work because we're on the board of directors.' " Negroponte said Intel used similar tactics to discourage officials in Mongolia from purchasing the XO.Negroponte said that as a member of OLPC, Intel should do nothing to undercut... more
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