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Carver Tate

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Hey everyone, I am interested in donating a laptop for the OLPC
program, but I have a question that I can't find an answer to on their
website. They are asking you to donate 400 dollars for one laptop,
but I thought the laptops were only suppose to cost 100 dollars to
produce. Do you know what the other 300 dollars is for? Thanks and
happy new year!
- Carver

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"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the
intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

Tom Johnson

OLPC Question

The price change reflects, I suspect, inflation and "runs over the budget."
However, if you donate $400 to the cause, that buys one device that goes to
some kid in the developing world and you, sir, receive the second to use as
you will. So it's a $200 per unit cost.

I have one, and while I haven't had time to fully test drive it (no manual,
for example), so far it strikes me as a tool with wonderful potential for
revolution.

-tj

On Dec 30, 2007 10:36 AM, Carver Tate <carvertate at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey everyone, I am interested in donating a laptop for the OLPC
> program, but I have a question that I can't find an answer to on their
> website. They are asking you to donate 400 dollars for one laptop,
> but I thought the laptops were only suppose to cost 100 dollars to
> produce. Do you know what the other 300 dollars is for? Thanks and
> happy new year!
> - Carver
>
>
> --
> "The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the
> intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
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QEF@aol.com

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In reply to this post by Carver Tate

Carver --

The price didn't get down to the targeted USD 100 -- it's closer to USD 200, which is why the G1G1 program is USD 400 (2 OLPC @ USD 200 each, one for you, one for a child in the OLPC program).? The OLPC Foundation is no doubt getting a few bucks to cover some administrative costs, but I am fairly certain no one's making money on this.

You may also be aware of Intel's Classmate, another low-priced computer for schoolchildren in developing countries:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6675833.stm

- Claiborne Booker -

-----Original Message-----
From: Carver Tate <[hidden email]>
To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
Sent: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:36 am
Subject: [FRIAM] OLPC Question

Hey everyone, I am interested in donating a laptop for the OLPC
program, but I have a question that I can't find an answer to on their
website. They are asking you to donate 400 dollars for one laptop,
but I thought the laptops were only suppose to cost 100 dollars to
produce. Do you know what the other 300 dollars is for? Thanks and
happy new year!
- Carver

--
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the
intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

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George Duncan-2

OLPC Question

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Hi tom

Sent from my iPhone

On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:36 PM, "Tom Johnson" <tom at jtjohnson.com> wrote:

> The price change reflects, I suspect, inflation and "runs over the
> budget." However, if you donate $400 to the cause, that buys one
> device that goes to some kid in the developing world and you, sir,
> receive the second to use as you will. So it's a $200 per unit cost.
>
> I have one, and while I haven't had time to fully test drive it (no
> manual, for example), so far it strikes me as a tool with wonderful
> potential for revolution.
>
> -tj
>
> On Dec 30, 2007 10:36 AM, Carver Tate < carvertate at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone, I am interested in donating a laptop for the OLPC
> program, but I have a question that I can't find an answer to on their
> website. They are asking you to donate 400 dollars for one laptop,
> but I thought the laptops were only suppose to cost 100 dollars to
> produce. Do you know what the other 300 dollars is for? Thanks and
> happy new year!
> - Carver
>
>
> --
> "The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the
> intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
>
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
>
>
>
> --
> ==========================================
> J. T. Johnson
> Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA
> www.analyticjournalism.com
> 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h)
> http://www.jtjohnson.com tom at jtjohnson.com
>
> "You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
> To change something, build a new model that makes the
> existing model obsolete."
> -- Buckminster
> Fuller
> ==========================================
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org

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