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<<<However, my hopes of picking one up to fiddle with were dashed with the following statement: "Please note: these laptops are not in production. They are not --and will not be-- available for purchase by individuals." >>> Keep your hopes up. The article also says: While the initial goal of the project is to work with governments, Negroponte said MIT is considering licensing the design or giving it to a third-party company to build commercial versions of the PC. "Those might be available for $200, and $20 or $30 will come back to us to make the kids' laptops. We're still working on that," he said. Sounds like a good plan to me. -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm
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