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Quanta Computer Inc. of Taiwan, one of the world's largest makers of laptops, has signed a contract to make a $100 laptop for distribution to students in the world's poorest countries. The cut-rate computer project was launched by Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the Media Lab at MIT, to help educate children in developing countries. The laptop will use the free ... (Full article: 697 words)
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