$100 laptop in a few days

[nilayz]

The MIT Media Laboratory expects to launch a prototype of its US$100 laptop in November.

 

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/09/29/mit/index.php

[eTronicGaming]

The laptop can be powered either with an AC adapter or via a wind-up crank, which is stored in the housing of the laptop where the hinge is located. The laptops will have a 10 to 1 crank rate, so that a child will crank the handle for one minute to get 10 minutes of power and use. When closed, the hinge forms a handle and the AC cord can function as a carrying strap, according to Negroponte. The laptops will be ruggedized and probably made of rubber, he said. They will have four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, be Wi-Fi- and cell phone enabled and come with 1GB of memory.

It's the crank part that worries me

[nehe32]

i haven't followed the link yet but what is it like?

[Kyougi]

Uses Linux in command line, probably, and, 500MHz, 1GB HDD.

[yellowjacket]

its a garbage [bleeped!] laptop

[majazac]

since here laptops costs about 3000 - 5000 reais (aprox. 1400 - 2400 US$)