For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs a Big Debate

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Rick Tomaschuk wrote:

> On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 09:30 -0500, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Rick Tomaschuk wrote:
>>> I'm old enough to have learned to read using books. What wrong with
>>> books? They can be read using a candle.
>>
>>     How many books can you buy for the price of an OLPC machine?
>>     Probably not enough to see a student through the first grade.
>>
>>     How many newspapers? Less than a year's worth.
>
> ??? I don't know what you mean?? Books are now undervalued and dirt
> cheap.

    They are?

> They can be transmitted in electronic form,

    Exactly; that's what the cheap laptops are for.

> printed,

    Even mass-market paperbacks are ~$10.00 each.

> recycled or even burned ;)

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