Thursday, November 1, 2007

Largest order of low cost PCs for Pakistani university

Washington: Pakistan's order of classmate laptop computers for Allama Iqbal Open University is so far the largest Intel is working on. Quoting Reuters, the BetaNews, reported that Intel and Microsoft have shipped 150,000 low cost computers to Libya as well while Nigeria will order the same computers in the future.
According to the BetaNews, "The Classmate PC is capable of running either the Windows or Linux operating systems. It includes a 900MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, 1GB of NAND flash storage, a touchpad, and optional digital pen for taking notes" while each device costs about $200.
(Rana Fawad)

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