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In 2005, OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong (www.theverge.com)

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In the early 2000s, the concept of “One Laptop Per Child” (OLPC) captured the imagination of the world. The ambitious project aimed to provide every child in the world with a low-cost, rugged, and connected laptop, revolutionizing education and bridging the digital divide. It didn't happen.

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[–] vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wrote a paper for one of my finals in college on the efficacy of these. Havent thought of the project for probably 15+ years.

It really was a fantastic idea, always hoped it would catch on but alas, the Chromebook took over in education spaces thanks to subsidies from Google for the data collection.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It really was a fantastic idea, always hoped it would catch on but alas, the Chromebook took over in education spaces thanks to subsidies from Google for the data collection.

Yep. I do wish they would revisit the whole "water-resistant, rubber/plastic tought as a Tonka truck, drop-resistant, hand crank to charge-up" ideas though!