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To: Sam Citron who wrote (13360)	2/7/2006 12:51:33 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 46821

Sam, re: "I assure you there is little or no connection between Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative and the initiative for a wifi muni network in Cambridge." Maybe not in Cambridge, specifically, but see below: ================= The Laptop vs. Cell Phone Debate The cell phone offers an interesting alternative to the $100 laptop; however, the economics don't add up. By Eric Hellweg At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week, a fissure appeared over what technology would be most effective in improving education in the third world. On one side: the highly-publicized One Laptop per Child Project (usually just called the "$100 laptop"), spearheaded by Nicholas Negroponte of MIT's Media Lab. On the other: a cell phone featuring PC capabilities, an idea that's being promoted by Microsoft. The $100 laptop project, first announced at last year's Davos gathering, aims to distribute seven million computers featuring open-source software, mesh-networking capabilities, and a hand-crank shaft for power, beginning in fall 2006. Continued at: technologyreview.com ------ FAC