[geeks] One (Windows) Laptop Per Child

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
>Date: 2006/09/30 Sat PM 12:10:15 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] One (Windows) Laptop Per Child

>On Fri, Sep 29, 2006 at 03:06:15PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> >I think given the specs, the price is awfully high.
>
>Go back and look at the specs for the handheld device I'm trying to
>bring to market. With an AMD 1gHz processor, and 1/4 VGA screen, I can
>build them in Q10k for about  $150 to $200, and Q10M, which is what
>a gaming device would be, for under $100, closer to about  $85. 

It wasn't I that felt the price was high, the attribution got futzed up...

Lionel