Why *I* want one of these $100 Laptops...

2006-05-30 Thread Brian Chabot
Well, enough people have posted about the political ramifications and what the project is about. Now I'd like to say why *I* want one. 1. It's cheap. Even at $300. 2. 400MHz/128MB/512MB is plenty for what I need a laptop to do. 3. It's got WiFi built in with mesh capabilities - Under Linux.

Re: Why *I* want one of these $100 Laptops...

2006-05-30 Thread Ben Scott
On 5/30/06, Brian Chabot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just being a bit selfish here ... Not even that, necessarily. If a whole bunch of people buy these $100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for those who truly cannot afford it. DISCLAIMER: This is not a vote in

Re: Why *I* want one of these $100 Laptops...

2006-05-30 Thread Jerry Feldman
On Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:38 pm, Ben Scott wrote: On 5/30/06, Brian Chabot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just being a bit selfish here ... Not even that, necessarily. If a whole bunch of people buy these $100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for those who truly

Re: Why *I* want one of these $100 Laptops...

2006-05-30 Thread Ben Scott
On 5/30/06, Jerry Feldman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:38 pm, Ben Scott wrote: If a whole bunch of people buy these $100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for those who truly cannot afford it. That is the same rationale the drug companies use

Re: Why *I* want one of these $100 Laptops...

2006-05-30 Thread Jeff Kinz
On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 02:59:38PM -0400, Jerry Feldman wrote: On Tuesday 30 May 2006 2:38 pm, Ben Scott wrote: Not even that, necessarily. If a whole bunch of people buy these $100 laptops for $200 in the US, it would help fund the operation for those who truly cannot afford it. That