A global education system in which Linux notebook computers are as common as pencils or textbooks even in the poorest nations has been outlined today by a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Nicholas Negroponte is aiming to accelerate an international drive to mass-produce Linux laptops costing as little as $100.
The “rugged” computers will have full-colour screens, and will be powered by “wind-up and other innovative sources of electricity for use in remote places”.