My first computer as I remember. Great engineering, much innovation especially on the custom LCD which I’m surprised isn’t in all the cheaper smart phones. Microsoft tried to ruin the software lol.

Don Hopkins announced that he is creating a free and open source port of the game SimCity to the OLPC

that’s what I remember the most

  • @holdengreenOP
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    32 years ago

    Maybe if it’s seen in the same way as ‘just learn to code’.

    This is 2008 and reading the article I am very impressed by the engineering and relative value. Today it is absolutely antiquated in processing power and memory but it is a good build.

    But obviously the Chinese approach to Africa is better.