pcworld.com - 9/4/2008
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A low-cost XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) that carries both Windows and Linux will be out within the next month or so, according to an OLPC official. The dual-boot XO laptop was expected to be available in August or September. The new device will allow users to boot-up ...
electronista.com - 9/5/2008
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electronista.com —
With Microsoft having finished a version of its
Windows XP operating system for the One Laptop Per
Child notebook in July, the computer should be nearing its launch date, and a Thursday report seems to confirm this. Citing an OLPC official, the ...
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Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC laptop in November
crunchgear.com - 9/4/2008
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crunchgear.com —
The OLPC program just got a lot more
mainstream, with word that Amazon will start selling the
XO Laptop starting in November. It’ll be sold as part of the “Give One, Get One” program, meaning that for every XO Laptop you buy, one lucky ...
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Amazon to start selling OLPC’s XO Laptop this November; ...
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Amazon to sell dual-boot OLPC laptop in November
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network —
... a version of its Windows XP operating system for the One Laptop Per Child notebook in July, the computer should be nearing its launch date, and a Thursday report seems to confirm this. Citing an OLPC official, the report alleges both Linux-based Sugar and Windows XP operating systems will be available on the low-cost XO laptop, which was designed to help educate kids in developing countries. While the laptop is estimated to launch in about a month, another story from the same ...
Amazon puede vender el OLPC con doble sistema operativo en Noviembre
Gizmología —
... operativos, seleccionables gracias a un gestor de arranque que puedes configurar para iniciar con uno o con otro.
Amazon lo distribuirá en Noviembre, coincidiendo con las compras para navidades. Por ahora no hay un precio para este portátil, lo que si se sabe es que estará a la venta bajo la regla de “compra uno, regala otro” que te obliga a comprar dos porátiles pero uno de ellos irá bajo tu subvención directa a un niño que lo necesite de verdad.
Enlace: OLPC’s Dual Boot Linux, Windows Laptop Due out Soon | Vía: Electronista ...
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