Re: [FRIAM] OLPC Question

2007-12-30 Thread gtduncan
Hi tom Sent from my iPhone On Dec 30, 2007, at 1:36 PM, "Tom Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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,

Re: [FRIAM] OLPC Question

2007-12-30 Thread qef
-- From: Carver Tate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group 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 an

Re: [FRIAM] OLPC Question

2007-12-30 Thread Tom Johnson
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 have

[FRIAM] OLPC Question

2007-12-30 Thread Carver Tate
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 th