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OLPC Arrives...Get 'Em While They're Hot!

Nov 12, 2007  By Justin Ryan

The much-anticipated One Laptop Per Child is finally available to order – but if you want one, you'd better get moving because they're only up for sale until November 26th!

As we've reported previously, the OLPC project is making the systems available to consumers (in the US and Canada only) through a special Give One, Get One program. For $400, you'll get your very own box, and you'll send one to a child in the developing world. As a special thank you (for US customers) TMobile is offering a free year of Hot Spot access.

If you've been looking for the latest thing in crank-powered computing, head over to the OLPC's Give One, Get One page.

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Justin Ryan is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.

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