$100 PC developed in Philippines
Posted Sunday, November 12th, 2006 7:28 pm by Mon Solo
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I found this article from Digg, telling about a $100 PC developed in Philippines.
Developed by University of the Philippines Los Banos Development and Management Professor Rufino Mananghaya, the budget PC uses a Taiwanese mini-motherboard with 256 megabytes of memory and integrated with a Via C3 800 megahertz processor.
Instead of a hard disk, this budget PC uses a memory card adapter that allows it to use a Compact Flash card. The PC is not encased in solid metal; it is fixed in a 50-peso transparent plastic briefcase that can be bought in school supply shops.
“This computer uses Puppy Linux, which only requires less than 50 MB of memory. Then it has Open Office as a cost-effective alternative to proprietary desktop applications. Both software run in less than 128 MB of memory but the card’s adapter can accommodate cards with up to 2 gigabytes,” Mananghaya said.
Take that, Negroponte!
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Frankly, this $100 PCs for poor people is simply missing the point — a lot of Filipinos don’t even have decent classrooms, why would they want a $100 PC? And for those who can afford to buy this hobbled PC, why would they even want it? They’d buy a second-hand PC with a pirated Windows XP instead.
So while many Filipino bloggers were wailing and gnashing their teeth that Philippines wouldn’t be getting the $100 OLPC laptop, India’s Education Secretary rejected the idea out of hand saying “We need classrooms and teachers more urgently than fancy tools.”
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