OLPC XO 1: The 100 Laptop ( That Wasnt)

Technology and the access to information that it brings has long been considered a huge benefit to education. An organization with lofty goals and noble intent tried to change the world with a 100 laptop, but found out the hard way that doing so is much more complicated than it seems. Sources: Mess of AC adapters photo: Solar panel photo: Clamp charger photo: Steve Jobs photo: Nicholas Negroponte photo: The 100 Laptop Moves Closer to Reality, The Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2005. OLPC with Windows XP boot screen photo: Microsoft to Try Windows XP Out on OLPC in January,