100 dollar laptops!?

The digital divide remains vast within the world. The technology research firm IDC examined 53 countries and determined that a household in Canada was 131 times more likely to own a personal computer than one in Indonesia - hardly the world's least tech-oriented country.
The United States trailed Canada at No. 2 by that measure in rankings that examined computer use in countries that fall in the top third for advanced technology use. But interestingly enough, a company by the name of Negroponte, and some MIT colleagues are hard at work on a project they hope will brighten the lives and prospects of hundreds of millions of developing world kids.Their mission is to make laptops as ubiquitous as cell phones in technology-deprived regions. Negroponte's pitch is that the cost of a laptop comes in far lower than a child's textbook expenses for the computer's lifespan. They have the ability and plans to create $100 laptops for these children to bring home every day from school. Although they will have a relatively slow processor and modest storage capacity, this is a new and radical idea that will hopefully closer unite and educate the world. Interesting features on this technology are that they would put the laptop on a software diet; use the freely distributed Linux operating system; design a battery capable of being recharged with a hand crank; and use newly developed "electronic ink" or a novel rear-projected image display with a 12-inch screen. Seemingly a very complex project, it is more obtainable of a goal than one would imagine. I'm not in a third world country, but can I still have a 100 dollar laptop please?Sign me up!ha
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/04/04/hundred.dollar.laptops.ap/index.html