James Wallbanks, via Rob Kranenburg:
The zero dollar laptop is here!
The zero dollar laptop is widely available to individuals in the
developed world. It’s also available to businesses, governmental
organisations and NGOs. It’s also available in the developing world.
Distribution is ramping up.
The zero dollar laptop comes in a variety of specifications.
The current typical specification of the zero dollar laptop in the
UK is around 500mHz, with 256mB RAM, a 10 gigabyte hard disk, a network
card, a CD-ROM, a USB port and a screen capable of displaying at least
800×600 pixels in 16-bit colour. Many zero dollar laptops are better
specified. (Its close cousin, the zero dollar desktop, typically runs
at 1000mHz or faster.)