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$10 laptop shackles MIT's OLPC project
By SiliconIndia | Sunday, 01 February 2009, 22:16 Hrs |
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Apart from questioning the technology of $100 laptops, the main reason for HRD ministry's resistance to MIT's Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC project was the high and the hidden cost that worked out to be $200, report The Economic Times. The ministry has entered into an agreement with four publishers, Macmillan, Tata McGraw Hill, Prentice-Hall and Vikas Publishing to upload their textbooks on 'Sakshat', a government online portal. With an 11th plan outlay of
4,612 crore, the government would give 2.5 lakh per institution for 10 Kbps connection and subsidize 25 percent of costs for private and state government colleges. Aiming at the common phrase 'cheaper by the dozen' the initial price is worked at $20 (
1000) but with more production the price is expected to come to $10. The $10 gadget with 2 GB RAM capacity has come out of the drawing board stage due to work put in by students of VIT, scientists in Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, IIT-Madras and involvement of PSUs like Semiconductor Complex. The prototype of the laptop will be displayed in Tirupati on 3rd February, 2009, which is aimed at boosting e-literacy in the country.
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Very Nice
I am excited to see this............!
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Posted by:Xiteeez Vyas
- 02 Feb, 2009
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: Xiteeez
- 17 Feb, 2011
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Well, (a) I'll believe it when I see it, and (b) I'll be interested to see what it actually includes.
The second article implied that it had a CPU and RAM, but no screen, which is by far the most expensive, and the most innovative part of the OX (especially with the full sunlight viewing of the B&W mode). I'll bet it has no wireless, which is one of the major components, since the XO is designed to be used in a classroom and automatically form a "wireless mesh" any time two or more of them come in close proximity. I wonder if it has a keyboard with real keys, or a "membrane" keyboard. They also say it had 2Gig of RAM, but no mention of how much storage (flash) it has. I'm also not sure how much of that is subsidy by the government. It sounds like the Indian government is paying for all the research, which saves all the up front cost.
There are lots of compromises you can make to create a "cheap" system, but the question is, at what point is it useful? It's also a question of WHAT it is supposed to be useful for. The XO had some very specific goals, some of which forced it to use more expensive components, such as the display and wireless.
One thing for sure: It won't run Windows.
The second article implied that it had a CPU and RAM, but no screen, which is by far the most expensive, and the most innovative part of the OX (especially with the full sunlight viewing of the B&W mode). I'll bet it has no wireless, which is one of the major components, since the XO is designed to be used in a classroom and automatically form a "wireless mesh" any time two or more of them come in close proximity. I wonder if it has a keyboard with real keys, or a "membrane" keyboard. They also say it had 2Gig of RAM, but no mention of how much storage (flash) it has. I'm also not sure how much of that is subsidy by the government. It sounds like the Indian government is paying for all the research, which saves all the up front cost.
There are lots of compromises you can make to create a "cheap" system, but the question is, at what point is it useful? It's also a question of WHAT it is supposed to be useful for. The XO had some very specific goals, some of which forced it to use more expensive components, such as the display and wireless.
One thing for sure: It won't run Windows.
Posted by:Charles Tryon
- 02 Feb, 2009
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: Charles
- 17 Feb, 2011
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If Somebody gives me that much of subsidy, then i will buy a Quad Core PC.
So, someday will be bearing the cost of those pc and it is obviously us through TAXES and CESSES(Tax on Tax).
So, someday will be bearing the cost of those pc and it is obviously us through TAXES and CESSES(Tax on Tax).
Posted by:Pravardhan
- 02 Feb, 2009
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: Pravardhan
- 17 Feb, 2011
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We have seen similar announcements from bangalore based company and professors from bangalore based institute itself.... Another hoax....
Posted by:ravi
- 02 Feb, 2009
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: ravi
- 17 Feb, 2011
9:
NICE TO HEAR.
THE OTHER SIDE - IF IT BECOMES SO CHEAP IT WILL BECOME A USE AND THROW PRODUCT.
IMAGINE THE QUANTUM OF WASTE THESE TYPE OF PRODUCTS COULD CREATE.
I HAVE NOT SEEN A CLEAN PROCESS FOR ELIMINATING COMPUTER WASTE TILL DATE IN INDIA, EXCEPT DUMPING IN PUBLIC PLACE CREATING HEALTH HAZARD AND SO MARNY OTHER PROBLEMS.
THE OTHER SIDE - IF IT BECOMES SO CHEAP IT WILL BECOME A USE AND THROW PRODUCT.
IMAGINE THE QUANTUM OF WASTE THESE TYPE OF PRODUCTS COULD CREATE.
I HAVE NOT SEEN A CLEAN PROCESS FOR ELIMINATING COMPUTER WASTE TILL DATE IN INDIA, EXCEPT DUMPING IN PUBLIC PLACE CREATING HEALTH HAZARD AND SO MARNY OTHER PROBLEMS.
Posted by:PRAKASH - N
- 02 Feb, 2009
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: PRAKASH
- 17 Feb, 2011
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: Shyam
- 17 Feb, 2011
13:
The devil is in the details. It is great to claim $10 gadget - but we are talking about a computing platform with a processing unit, keyboard, display and some interfaces. Even if one or two of these items are given away by companies for free (don't know how this can happen in the midst of the economic turmoil we are in) it will be increadible if this can be achieved. To reduce the cost of OLPC by 20x ($200 to $10) will be a tall order!
Having said that, I have been surprised before - so I watch and pray?
Vishwa
Having said that, I have been surprised before - so I watch and pray?
Vishwa
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- 31 Jan, 2009
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billigepauschalreisen.net Replied to: Vishwa
- 17 Feb, 2011
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Sounds like yet another money laundering scheme from the government - this will never take off like the simputer and many other hog wash projects.
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- 31 Jan, 2009
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- 17 Feb, 2011
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