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30-10-2007, 03:32 PM
Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7068084.stm)
The first official order for the so-called "$100 laptop" has been placed by the government of Uruguay.
The South American country has bought 100,000 of the machines for schoolchildren aged six to 12.
A further 300,000 may be purchased to provide a machine for every child in the country by 2009.
The order will be a boost for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation behind the project which has admitted difficulties getting concrete orders.
The first official order for the so-called "$100 laptop" has been placed by the government of Uruguay.
The South American country has bought 100,000 of the machines for schoolchildren aged six to 12.
A further 300,000 may be purchased to provide a machine for every child in the country by 2009.
The order will be a boost for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) organisation behind the project which has admitted difficulties getting concrete orders.