$100 Laptops Coming Out

**wastingtime** · 09-28-2005, 10:06 PM

This would make a nice entry level CarPC for almost nothing when they come out. The trick would be getting one if you are not a student.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050928/..._dollar_laptop

**Escalade182** · 09-28-2005, 10:15 PM

flash mem and 500mhz

**Escalade182** · 09-28-2005, 10:17 PM

looks pretty cool. auto glare resitant, rubber case, indestructable....

**Bugbyte** · 09-28-2005, 10:21 PM

First: Here, here to Negroponte for put laptops in the hands of underprivileged kids. That's an example of how you can try to change the world just a teeny tiny bit.

Second: I predict huge demand for these if he gets them produced. Pretty cool with the hand crank on the side, too!

**Escalade182** · 09-28-2005, 10:33 PM

a ti-83+ is still $90.

**Bugbyte** · 09-28-2005, 10:42 PM

But can you hand crank it for another 10 minutes when the low power warning comes on? :-)

**Don 944 LA** · 09-28-2005, 10:53 PM

I bet the professor wished he had one on Gilligans Island
I like the hand crank feature, for when the world economy destructs and there is no energy or electrical places to plug in.

**Bugbyte** · 09-28-2005, 11:13 PM

I'm not sure the Google servers will be working if that happens...

Okay, maybe the Google servers will be working but don't check the FEMA website.

**kingtut** · 09-28-2005, 11:47 PM

Do I need hand crank adapter for it ? or should I run the timing belt through the firewall to the trunk? I think I would need an extention to the belt unless I do my install under the hood.

**kirbycope** · 09-29-2005, 12:42 AM

the hands of the world's children

its just a way to make the other countries learn english, notice the "qwerty" keyboard.

next: getting the rest of the world to use our standard measurements (miles, inchs, gallons,etc.)