Replies

See this:

******************************

Product Overview

The Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) is an affordable consumer device designed to provide managed Internet access for people in global, high-growth markets to enhance communications, entertainment, and education opportunities. The PIC is driven by world-class AMD processor technology. It is an empowering connecting device – a simple and accessible platform designed to work with existing service provider dial-up or broadband infrastructure – that can deliver basic Internet functions such as e-mail, downloads, Web browsing, and more.

The PIC is designed to be a high-quality, affordable, easy-to-use, robust consumer device suitable for first-time technology users. It provides a consumer-friendly user experience and is developed to be highly reliable – with a fully integrated, low-power computing sub-system.

A Complete Internet Solution

The PIC is a complete solution, supported through a local service provider, that includes monitor, keyboard, mouse, and pre-installed software. The solution features a suite of communications, entertainment, and education applications that give users improved communications and opportunities for furthering education.

To protect system integrity and help ensure trouble-free performance over time, the PIC is designed to limit the installation of additional software. The PIC device is Microsoft Windows Powered and contains pre-installed peripheral driver software. Software upgrades can be performed by the Internet Service Provider.

With the PIC, users can access the Internet through existing household communications and network infrastructure. The PIC’s empowering productivity tools allow users to send and receive e-mail, access the Internet, create documents using a word processor and spreadsheet tools, view pictures and video, and play games. The PIC empowers users to enhance their communication, recreation, and education.

The Personal Internet Communicator Includes:

System Unit – powered by an AMD Geode GX processor
Easily customized to local market identity
Packaged for enhanced durability
Keyboard - Mouse - Monitor 15" CRT - AC/DC Adapter

Real-World Functionality

With a simple “out of the box” installation and setup, the Personal Internet Communicator is designed to provide virtually instantaneous access to the power of the global Internet. The PIC is customized to each service provider to support your dial-up or broadband infrastructure and adapts to varied global power supplies. With pre-loaded software and a comprehensive and capable internal hardware configuration, users benefit from reliable, versatile, and functional system operation from the very start.

Hardware Configuration

Compact, ergonomically designed system case with optional accent colors
Unit dimensions 5.5" wide x 8.5" deep x 2.5" high 3 lbs.
AMD Geode GX processor
Integrated DDR memory
Audio controller with Stereo headphone & /microphone jacks
4 USB ports – support printers, Flash memory, disk drives, and network adapters
10GB 3.5" internal hard disk
Internal 56K v.92 modem
VGA and modem ports

Software and Applications

Operating System – Windows CE 5.0
Web Browser – Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
E-mail
Macromedia Flash Player 6
Windows Media Player
Presentation viewer for PowerPoint
Windows Messenger chat
Microsoft Windows CE 2D Game Pack
Spreadsheet and Full Function Word Processor – Compatible with Microsoft Excel/Microsoft Word
Image viewer – .jpg, .bmp, .png, and .gif filetypes
Zip/Unzip compression utility

10/26/05 Argentina government commits to buy MIT's $100 PCs - the inquirer
"Negroponte visited Argentina brifly, invited by Education Secretary Daniel Filmus, who used the opportunity to say "Argentina is committed to join the programme and advance in the manufacture of between 500.000 and one million of these laptops" and added that it will be the first spanish speaking country to build and distribute these systems to students. "

09/30/05 MIT’s One Laptop per Child Movement Sponsored By Google
"One solution brings Google into the picture, with Global Google Wi-fi or the GoogleNet. If Google, in the next three years can fund the research behind building these wi-fi ready inexpensive laptops, they more than likely will be able to offer a global wi-fi service by then."