The One Laptop Per Child program started off sales with a bang today, with an order from Uruguay for 100,000 of the ultra-low-cost laptops.
The laptop program, often known as the "$100 laptop," announced earlier this month [1] that the systems would be available for sale in November through a special "Get One, Give One" program. Interested users can sign up to buy [2] two systems for $400, with the second system going to a child in a developing country.
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