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In the early 2000s, the concept of “One Laptop Per Child” (OLPC) captured the imagination of the world. The ambitious project aimed to provide every child in the world with a low-cost, rugged, and connected laptop, revolutionizing education and bridging the digital divide. It didn't happen.

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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

There current stuff isn't all that great but the pinebook was amazing 8 years ago or so. It is underpowered but at the time it was fine for a few tabs in Firefox

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 3 weeks ago

Yep, I went down the rabbit hole all day yesterday. Decided that we have better, cheaper alternatives by just buying and hacking an older laptop.