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OLPC laptop goes on sale to West

North Americans can buy the low-cost laptop created for children in the developing world, but only if they donate one too.

By Nicole Kobie

published 12 November 2007

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Nicole Kobie

Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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