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Classmate: A low-cost PC from Intel for the education markets of developing countries. Part of Intel's World Ahead program and introduced in May 2006, the Classmate became competition for the...; Full Classmate Definition >>

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Sugar coming to an EeePC or Classmate near you?: Sugar coming to an EeePC or Classmate near you?Young children already can cope withadult operating systems - seen as an irrelevant hurdle to the nearest games websiteSure, kids can learn anything, but, that is not to say that certaininterfaces might be a lot better for them and facilitate learning. But,...; Tags: Operating systems, EEEPC, Classmate, Sugar, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
Intel's second generation Classmates land; Does OLPC need to play catch-up?: Intel's second generation Classmates land; Does OLPC need to play catch-up?OLPC aim is slightly differentIf a recent OLPC vs ClassMate trial in Nigeria featured by BBC is any guide. The two computers are built for different purposes. With OLPC, student can take the computer home, but with ClassMate, it is...; Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate; Discussion threads 2008-04-03
2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed: 2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewedAlternative OSThis laptop looks good and rugged for its intended audience. However I feel Intel should allow the user to choose the installed OS such as linux, bsd etcIt will also serve as a good thin client to run software from a central serverhttp://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htmhttp://www.nomachine.comCRE 2nd-generation Intel Classmates...; Tags: CAD, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Intel Classmate; Discussion threads 2008-04-02
Intel: Fourth quarter worries were well founded: Intel: Fourth quarter worries were well foundedWell-founded???You people are totally overstating the "bear case" on Intel!! Gross margins continue to improve...how does that happen unless the company continues to make money more and more efficiently? Mark my words - Intel will blow away these new lowball estimates and...; Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate, Core2 Quad; Discussion threads 2008-01-15
Followup from Intel on the OLPC debacle: Followup from Intel on the OLPC debacleHow can anyone support Classmate?The Classmate reference design is such a worthless piece of kit, Intel obvioulsy rushed it out the door 6 months after the first prototypes of the OLPC were released over a year and a half ago. Since then the Classmate...; Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate, Nicholas Negroponte; Discussion threads 2008-01-07

Followup from Intel on the OLPC debacle: I had a chance to speak again briefly with Intel spokesperson, Agnes Kwan, Friday afternoon to follow up on the messy Intel-OLPC divorce. Although there was quite a bit that she couldn't say Intel has been a bit more discreet in this than Nicholas Negroponte, there are a few...; Tags: Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Classmate, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-01-06
Once again, competition breeds innovation: Once again, competition breeds innovationAnd, without OLPC, we never would have had the Classmate. If Intel wants totry to put OLPC out of business, I guess it is their prerogative in a free world. But, even if they succeed, OLPC will have been a huge success by forcing the world...; Tags: Mesh networking, One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
A quick update on the Classmate: A quick update on the ClassmateIntel just a PR factoryIntel is in this just for the positive PR, nothing else. They didn't want to work with the OLPC folks, they want to look like they are doing it all.Alternatives are good - Intel got it rightIntel does well by joining...; Tags: Intel Corp., Classmate, One Laptop Per Child project, public relations; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
Installing Mandriva on a Classmate: Installing Mandriva on a ClassmateMany people find Mandriva the easiest installPerhaps because of its French origins Mandriva is less talked about, but I know several people who ended up using Mandriva because of problems with Suse and Ubuntu installs. Should be tried.; Tags: Mandriva; Discussion threads 2007-11-08
A purple Classmate!: A purple Classmate!comparison requestPerhaps not immediately, but would it be possible for you to also provide a comparison with these devices and the new EEE PC from ASUS? The EEE PC is a bit pricy when compared to the OLPC, but considering that its ASUS, it may have excellent...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Purple Haze, Classmate, Classmate PC, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows Vista, Eee PC; Discussion threads 2007-11-02
Classmate PC upgrades: An inside view of the Classmate, complete with upgrade options. by Christopher Dawson; Tags: Classmate, Upgrade, View, Christopher Dawson; Image galleries 2007-11-02
A break from the Classmate to talk SIS: A break from the Classmate to talk SISOpen source platforms with AjaxWe're familiar with open source LMS like moodle, dokeos and angel and most of these use Ajax heavily. Unfortunately, there are very few products that are a perfect combination of SIS and LMS. Moving ahead, if low costs notebooks...; Tags: Channel management, Databases, software, SiS, Classmate, AJAX, Web; Discussion threads 2007-10-30
The Classmate is coming!: The Classmate is coming!CuriousWhat apps have you tried to run on these yet? How's that going? From what I heard for these (& the OLPC) hardware specs have improved but are still quite limited. With more apps being delivered over the web, we've toyed with browser capable only machines, but...; Tags: CAD, Classmate, Classmate PC, student evaluator; Discussion threads 2007-10-23
The Classmate is coming!: I just heard from Intel that two evaluation Classmate PCs should be arriving for my review on Tuesday. I have to say that the curiosity is definitely getting the best of me. Just how well will a 7 inch screen really do, especially in the hands of American...; Tags: Student, Computer, Intel Corp., Classmate, Productivity, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-10-22
Is OLPC really immune to criticism?: Is OLPC really immune to criticism?Is OLPC really immune to criticism? No, but ......neither is Vista and it's DRM. That is the irony of the blog. It exposing Georges's pro Micro$oft bias shill.It was a great idea when it's was rumored to run Windows, but now since it doesn't...; Tags: Intel Only, One Laptop Per Child project, Classmate, Intel Corp., laptop computer; Discussion threads 2007-10-09
The OLPC project and competition: I'd missed this post by George Ou where he claimed that Intel in combination with ASUS have slaughtered Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child OLPC project with its Ultra-mobile "Eee PC." This reminded me of an article I read a few weeks back where Dr. Negroponte said Intel "should be...; Tags: Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Wired & Wireless; Blog posts 2007-06-14
Classmate or OLPC - Who cares?: Classmate or OLPC - Who cares?Nice commentary, Chris!Of course, OLPC is a success for the very reasons that you state -- it has generated competition among the for-profit players in the industry, which is the best way to bring costs down. It is unfortunate though that Nicholas Negroponte has...; Tags: Dude, One Laptop Per Child project, Intel Corp., Classmate; Discussion threads 2007-05-22
Classmate or OLPC - Who cares?: A recent BBC report highlighted the growing rift between Intel and Nicholas Negroponte of One Laptop Per Child fame. Both Intel and OLPC expect to begin shipping competing products (the Classmate and the XO, respectively) relatively soon in emerging markets. While the XO was originally dubbed the $100...; Tags: Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-22
Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security: Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop securityYupe, that's right...Another commentator with a point on top of his head and no solution.Thank you, Captain Obviousn/tAgain WiFi is Killing One Laptop Per Child ProgramI was appalled to discover that the OLPC project was dependent on WiFi. Here you have a Linux...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, federal government, security, desktop, SE Linux, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child project, Wi-Fi, IT industry, Classmate; Discussion threads 2007-05-21

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Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft: Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company. Redmond, Washington--Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft, the software maker he built into the world's most valuable technology company based on the ambitious...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Reuters, Microsoft; News items 2008-06-27