Chuck Cole wrote: > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org >>[mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Mike Miller >>Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 12:35 AM >> >>On Sun, 2 Oct 2005, Brian Wall wrote: >> >> >>>On 9/29/05, Harv Nelson <harv.nelson at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>Not just for kids! I need one of these in the shack. So do you >>>> >>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050929/ap_on_hi_te/hundred_dollar_laptop >>> >>>The hand crank adds a nice touch. In theory, infinite power for remote >>>computing. I'm skeptical of the price tag. Even if produced by the >>>millions, I don't see how you can find all the parts and still make a >>>profit at $100 each. >> >> >>I don't know that it will be possible to get the cost down to $100 per >>laptop, but I think the idea is not to make a profit. It's a charity. >>They will get about $100 million and make about 1 million laptops and they >>will give them away to poor children. >> >>Mike > > > When one builds in very high volume, parts costs get super cheap. I doubt that part cost would be a big deal for this. This would > not be built from "distributor stock" parts and would use "system on a chip" technology. I've seen a semiconductor price drop by a > factor of 100 when making a high volume purchase for only a 10,000 unit production. If under $300 PC costs exist in for-profit > retail distribution, I'd say THAT is a valid indicator for $100 non-profit factory cost being feasible. > > > Chuck > > Chuck, That was very well put. I enjoyed your post. nick ------------------------------ nick thompson all unix all the time. ------------------------------