OLPC Laptop No Longer CM1, Now 2B1
- August 28th, 2006
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It was only last week that everyone reported the One Laptop Per Child project’s first laptop changed its name to the CM1, which stands for Children’s Machine 1. But now their official wiki has removed all references to CM1 and replaced it with “2B1 - The Children’s Machine”. Does “2B” stand for “to be”?
In any case, the laptop still has a 7.5-inch, 1200×900 screen, video/still camera, three USB ports, SD slot, VoIP capabilities, 400MHz AMD Geode processor and 128MB of RAM. The price has gone up from $100 to $140, but it’s still cheap for everything that children will be getting.
Azriel (Who am I?)
11 months ago
nice how the americans are making everyone elses kids smarter and our own dumber. this is being offered to other countrys but form what i know not american children. why? ticks me off!!
Chucklefuck
7 months ago
Hey Azriel, there aren’t many Americans that can’t afford the cheapest computer, and there are community organizations that can pretty much address the needs of those few here who can’t. And even if that isn’t the case, there are libraries and other such possibilities.
Whereas for third-world children, a computer that you or I buy in America may cost more than it takes to feed her entire immediate family for the whole year.
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