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New pilot program marks first official Windows XP-based XO Laptops

by Robert Nelson on Sep 16, 2008 at 01:02 PM

The One Laptop per Child Association (OLPC), Microsoft, and Peru’s Education Minister José Antonio Chang Escobedo have recently announced that Peru will be the first in the world to get Windows XP-based XO Laptops. The new laptops will be part of a nine-month pilot that is intended to “integrate educational… Continue Reading »

Armed thieves steal XO laptops in Peru

by Sue Walsh on Jun 10, 2008 at 05:36 PM

Just a month after distribution began, the OLPC organization has been hit by theft. Armed robbers in Peru stole 66 XO laptops from a school in the settlement of San Pedro. The motive for the theft is unknown but in poor areas thieves tend to steal anything they believe has… Continue Reading »

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