Tag Archives: OLPC XO

OLPC XO at the FCC

The OLPC should be no stranger to netbook veterans since it’s one of the devices that spurred the entire market we have today. While everyone is giving away this netbook to deserving school children all over the world, a tiny upgraded version slipped into the FCC recently. The OLPC XO 1.5 will be replacing the [...]

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Sugar OS Now Available On A Netbook Near You

The Sugar OS, the operating system commonly found on machines from the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project, is now available as a free download to try out for anyone who may be interested, but may not need or want to get the OLPC XO laptop. The “Sugar on a Stick”, as it is called, [...]

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India buys 250,000 OLPC laptops for school children

Having given up on its fantasies of creating a $10 laptop back in February, India has finally placed orders for a total of 250,000 units of OLPC laptops for its school children. OLPC India’s CEO Satish Jha comments that up to 3 million OLPC laptops are expected to be shipped to India before the end [...]

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