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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Digital magic for millions: Will cheap laptops create active learners or “green box” slaves? - Tran Le Thuy, Vermont Guardian
Justin Mupinda hurried up to the crowded stall at the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). “I want to see this device with my own eyes,” he said. He was among the thousands at WSIS who were curious about what was fast emerging as the biggest technology story of the event — a laptop that costs only $100. The laptop — hailed by its developers as a technological breakthrough — was proudly displayed at the UN Development Program stand, with the slogan “One laptop per child.” “I like it,” said Mupinda, a Zimbabwean IT expert and country coordinator for WorldLink, an organization campaigning to bring a million personal computers to schools in Africa.
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Who is the manufactor of these " green box " They would be great for all of the local school systems
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