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   MostlyHarmless (mostlyharmless@thecanadian.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Oct-2023 22:49:47 JST MostlyHarmless

   This "One Laptop Per Child" thing... Where do I drop off the child and when do I get my new laptop?

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     tayledras (tayledras@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 03:12:32 JST tayledras

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     • NormanDunbar

     @NormanDunbar @MostlyHarmless

     Some great stories about OLPC.

     Since it had true mesh networking, a single cable modem or internet satellite modem could be shared by every child in a school or a village.

     The OLPC mesh was beautiful. A single internet connection shared between all children's OLPC.

     It had great potential, but the cost was too high, and too much politics.

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     NormanDunbar (normandunbar@mastodon.scot)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 03:12:33 JST NormanDunbar

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     • tayledras

     @tayledras @MostlyHarmless Bummer. I thought it was a great idea. Thanks for the info, and, thanks also for at least trying. Cheers.

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     tayledras (tayledras@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 03:12:34 JST tayledras

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     • NormanDunbar

     @NormanDunbar @MostlyHarmless

     It never reached it's goals. OLPC was trying to build affordable laptops for children at a production cost under $100 per laptop.

     It wasn't even possible at $200 per laptop.

     And then other manufacturers tried undercutting OLPC by offering school discounts and sales.

     In the end, Chromebook was the real winner.

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     tayledras (tayledras@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 03:12:34 JST tayledras

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     • NormanDunbar

     @NormanDunbar @MostlyHarmless

     It also became an absolute mess of politics and in-fighting, like most Open Source and Altruistic projects.

     I dropped out before it hit bottom. I wish I kept some of my OLPC gear.

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     tayledras (tayledras@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 03:12:36 JST tayledras

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     @MostlyHarmless

     OLPC was awesome. We still have ours.

     OLPC also made parody shirts of "One Velociraptor Per Child" which many of us OLPC developers also wore.

     https://www.flickr.com/photos/vickyken/albums/72157609885630127

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     NormanDunbar (normandunbar@mastodon.scot)'s status on Sunday, 08-Oct-2023 03:12:36 JST NormanDunbar

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     • tayledras

     @tayledras @MostlyHarmless Is OLPC still a thing? I haven't heard about it in a looooooooong time.