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One Laptop Per ChildWilfrid Laurier University
Terry Sturtevant
Wilfrid Laurier University
March 3, 2010
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Overview
� vision
� hardware
� software
� vision meets reality
� future
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Overview
� vision
� hardware
� software
� vision meets reality
� future
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Overview
� vision
� hardware
� software
� vision meets reality
� future
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Overview
� vision
� hardware
� software
� vision meets reality
� future
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Overview
� vision
� hardware
� software
� vision meets reality
� future
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Overview
� vision
� hardware
� software
� vision meets reality
� future
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Vision
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Education around the world
� 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
� Kids don’t drop out because they have to work;
they drop out because they’re bored
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Education around the world
� 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
� Kids don’t drop out because they have to work;
they drop out because they’re bored
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Education around the world
� 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
� Kids don’t drop out because they have to work;
they drop out because they’re bored
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Education around the world
� 50% of kids don’t have electricity at home OR school
� Kids don’t drop out because they have to work;
they drop out because they’re bored
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In one country,
� 25% of teachers are illiterate
another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
� 50% of kids don’t go to school
� 75% of girls don’t go to school
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In one country,
� 25% of teachers are illiterate
another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
� 50% of kids don’t go to school
� 75% of girls don’t go to school
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In one country,
� 25% of teachers are illiterate
another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
� 50% of kids don’t go to school
� 75% of girls don’t go to school
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In one country,
� 25% of teachers are illiterate
another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
� 50% of kids don’t go to school
� 75% of girls don’t go to school
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In one country,
� 25% of teachers are illiterate
another 25% are only 1 grade ahead of students
� 50% of kids don’t go to school
� 75% of girls don’t go to school
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Would a computer for each child change that?
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Would a computer for each child change that?
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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Vision
Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media lab
proposed an under $100 PC. ( 2004)
Michael Dell -
“Impossible!”
Bill Gates -
“Gees! Get a REAL computer!”
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“It’s an education project, not a laptop project”
- NicholasNegroponteConstructivism- Children learn by doing
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“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - NicholasNegroponte
Constructivism- Children learn by doing
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“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - NicholasNegroponteConstructivism-
Children learn by doing
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“It’s an education project, not a laptop project” - NicholasNegroponteConstructivism- Children learn by doing
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Hardware Environment
� limited (and/or intermittent) power
� limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
� limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
� limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
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Hardware Environment
� limited (and/or intermittent) power
� limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
� limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
� limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
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Hardware Environment
� limited (and/or intermittent) power
� limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
� limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
� limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
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Hardware Environment
� limited (and/or intermittent) power
� limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
� limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
� limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
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Hardware Environment
� limited (and/or intermittent) power
� limited (and/or intermittent) connectivity
� limited (and/or uncontrollable) light
� limited (and/or intermittent) maintenance facilities
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Basic specs
� AMD Geode 433MHz
� 256MB DRAM
� 1GB Flash memory (no hard drive)
� Dual mode 1200x900 display
� Built-in wireless with mesh networking
� Microphone, speakers, and jacks
� Video camera (640x480 30FPS)
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Case
� 3 USB ports, SD card slot
� Thicker case, protection from water, temperature extremes, shock
� Rotating display
� Potrait/Landscape (i.e. eBook) mode)
� Handle
� No external display adapter
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Maintenance
� Display can be replaced in 15 minutes
Few tools required
� Keyboard can be replaced
� Bunny ears can be re-attached
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Maintenance
� Display can be replaced in 15 minutes
Few tools required
� Keyboard can be replaced
� Bunny ears can be re-attached
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Maintenance
� Display can be replaced in 15 minutes
Few tools required
� Keyboard can be replaced
� Bunny ears can be re-attached
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Maintenance
� Display can be replaced in 15 minutes
Few tools required
� Keyboard can be replaced
� Bunny ears can be re-attached
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Maintenance
� Display can be replaced in 15 minutes
Few tools required
� Keyboard can be replaced
� Bunny ears can be re-attached
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Dual mode display
� Active colour in normal or low light
� Reflective in bright light
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Dual mode display
� Active colour in normal or low light
� Reflective in bright light
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Dual mode display
� Active colour in normal or low light
� Reflective in bright light
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Keyboard
� Rubber membrane
� Several special keys
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Keyboard
� Rubber membrane
� Several special keys
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Keyboard
� Rubber membrane
� Several special keys
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Power options
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Charging several batteries at once
This is an option where power is available for part of the day.
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Charging several batteries at once
This is an option where power is available for part of the day.
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Charging several batteries at once
This is an option where power is available for part of the day.
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Solar power
Note that solar cells are not cheap.
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Solar power
Note that solar cells are not cheap.
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Solar power
Note that solar cells are not cheap.
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Human charging
This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.
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Human charging
This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.
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Human charging
This is ok for cellphones, but limited use for the XO.
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If you like chainsaws....
My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.
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If you like chainsaws....
My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.
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If you like chainsaws....
My personal favourite;
similar problem with clamp charger.
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If you like chainsaws....
My personal favourite; similar problem with clamp charger.
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Foot power
WEZA Foot charger
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Foot power
WEZA Foot charger
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Foot power
WEZA Foot charger
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One real system in Afghanistan
Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!
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One real system in Afghanistan
Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!
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One real system in Afghanistan
Note the cool “OLPC green” paint job!24 / 67
India, outside Mumbai
Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.
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India, outside Mumbai
Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.
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India, outside Mumbai
Apparently one cow can power about 20 XOs.
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Software
� open source
� education focus
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Software
� open source
� education focus
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Software
� open source
� education focus
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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User interface; Sugar
� Operating system is modified Fedora Linux
� No file system
uses a journal and tagging
� Activities, not applications
� Collaboration built in
Mesh networking, activity sharing
� Ability for students to view source of any activity
� No built-in printer support
Set-up allows for school server
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School server
� Intended source of Internet connection
� Allows teachers to view student work;
i.e. paperless
� Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
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School server
� Intended source of Internet connection
� Allows teachers to view student work;
i.e. paperless
� Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
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School server
� Intended source of Internet connection
� Allows teachers to view student work;
i.e. paperless
� Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
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School server
� Intended source of Internet connection
� Allows teachers to view student work;
i.e. paperless
� Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
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School server
� Intended source of Internet connection
� Allows teachers to view student work;
i.e. paperless
� Performs automatic backups of all XO journals
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This is what the first version of the Sugar interface looked like.
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This is what the first version of the Sugar interface looked like.
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This is what the current version of the Sugar interface looks like.
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This is what the current version of the Sugar interface looks like.
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The outermost “layer” of the interface is the neighbourhood.
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The outermost “layer” of the interface is the neighbourhood.
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The home “layer” of the interface shows personal activities.
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The home “layer” of the interface shows personal activities.
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The journal has chronological entries of all activities.
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The journal has chronological entries of all activities.
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Searches can be done by activity type or tag.
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Searches can be done by activity type or tag.
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Education activities
� Distance
Uses two XOs with sound to measure distance using sonar
� Measure
Uses microphone input for signal, screen is an oscilloscope
� Lots, many internationalized for several countries
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Programming
� Many languages
especially Python
“Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at sourcecode for any activity
� Open source software allows students to learn more about any ofthe system
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Programming
� Many languages
especially Python
“Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at sourcecode for any activity
� Open source software allows students to learn more about any ofthe system
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Programming
� Many languages
especially Python
“Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at sourcecode for any activity
� Open source software allows students to learn more about any ofthe system
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Programming
� Many languages
especially Python
“Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at sourcecode for any activity
� Open source software allows students to learn more about any ofthe system
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Programming
� Many languages
especially Python
“Gear” key eventually intended so students can look at sourcecode for any activity
� Open source software allows students to learn more about any ofthe system
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Security
� $100 laptop
$2 average wage
What about theft?
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Security
� $100 laptop
$2 average wage
What about theft?
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Security
� $100 laptop
$2 average wage
What about theft?
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Security
� $100 laptop
$2 average wage
What about theft?
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Bitfrost security
� New machines are “activated”
� Daily call-in
� Cryptographic leases
(eg. 21 day)
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Bitfrost security
� New machines are “activated”
� Daily call-in
� Cryptographic leases
(eg. 21 day)
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Bitfrost security
� New machines are “activated”
� Daily call-in
� Cryptographic leases
(eg. 21 day)
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Bitfrost security
� New machines are “activated”
� Daily call-in
� Cryptographic leases
(eg. 21 day)
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Bitfrost security
� New machines are “activated”
� Daily call-in
� Cryptographic leases
(eg. 21 day)
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Some success stories
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Uruguay
� Country-wide distribution
� One school;
cow project
girl from farm filmed birth
� over 200000 hits on YouTube!
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Uruguay
� Country-wide distribution
� One school;
cow project
girl from farm filmed birth
� over 200000 hits on YouTube!
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Uruguay
� Country-wide distribution
� One school;
cow project
girl from farm filmed birth
� over 200000 hits on YouTube!
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Uruguay
� Country-wide distribution
� One school;
cow project
girl from farm filmed birth
� over 200000 hits on YouTube!
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Uruguay
� Country-wide distribution
� One school;
cow project
girl from farm filmed birth
� over 200000 hits on YouTube!
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Uruguay
� Country-wide distribution
� One school;
cow project
girl from farm filmed birth
� over 200000 hits on YouTube!
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Peru
� 50% of kids in Peru with XOs are teaching their parents to readand write.
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Peru
� 50% of kids in Peru with XOs are teaching their parents to readand write.
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� Resource for communities
� Books delivered to one village;
100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each
→ 10000 books!
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� Resource for communities
� Books delivered to one village;
100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each
→ 10000 books!
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� Resource for communities
� Books delivered to one village;
100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each
→ 10000 books!
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� Resource for communities
� Books delivered to one village;
100 laptops with 100 DIFFERENT books on each
→ 10000 books!
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Challenges
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Challenges
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Deployment issues;
� School server setup
� Teacher training
� Software internationalization
� Support
OLPC had a few dozen staff
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Deployment issues;
� School server setup
� Teacher training
� Software internationalization
� Support
OLPC had a few dozen staff
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Deployment issues;
� School server setup
� Teacher training
� Software internationalization
� Support
OLPC had a few dozen staff
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Deployment issues;
� School server setup
� Teacher training
� Software internationalization
� Support
OLPC had a few dozen staff
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Deployment issues;
� School server setup
� Teacher training
� Software internationalization
� Support
OLPC had a few dozen staff
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Partial timeline of deployment
� Nov. 2006
First 1000 XOs produced
� Nov 2007
G1G1
� 150000 XOs sold;
half donated
� many delivery problems
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Partial timeline of deployment
� Nov. 2006
First 1000 XOs produced
� Nov 2007
G1G1
� 150000 XOs sold;
half donated
� many delivery problems
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Partial timeline of deployment
� Nov. 2006
First 1000 XOs produced
� Nov 2007
G1G1
� 150000 XOs sold;
half donated
� many delivery problems
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Partial timeline of deployment
� Nov. 2006
First 1000 XOs produced
� Nov 2007
G1G1
� 150000 XOs sold;
half donated
� many delivery problems
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Partial timeline of deployment
� Nov. 2006
First 1000 XOs produced
� Nov 2007
G1G1
� 150000 XOs sold;
half donated
� many delivery problems
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Partial timeline of deployment
� Nov. 2006
First 1000 XOs produced
� Nov 2007
G1G1
� 150000 XOs sold;
half donated
� many delivery problems
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Politics
� Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.
� Some countries require local assembly of XOs.
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Politics
� Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.
� Some countries require local assembly of XOs.
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Politics
� Some countries wouldn’t accept XOs without Windows on them.
� Some countries require local assembly of XOs.
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Competition
2008 - Intel Classmate
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Competition
2008 -
Intel Classmate
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Competition
2008 - Intel Classmate
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Netbooks didn’t exist before the XO!
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The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO“To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children aspossible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must beable to bid on educational technology contracts, some of whichrequire that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. Theincreased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in theindustry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - NicholasNegroponte
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The Empire Strike Back
May 2008-
XP on the XO“To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children aspossible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must beable to bid on educational technology contracts, some of whichrequire that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. Theincreased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in theindustry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - NicholasNegroponte
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The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO
“To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children aspossible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must beable to bid on educational technology contracts, some of whichrequire that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. Theincreased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in theindustry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - NicholasNegroponte
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The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO“To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children aspossible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must beable to bid on educational technology contracts, some of whichrequire that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. Theincreased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in theindustry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” -
NicholasNegroponte
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The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO“To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children aspossible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must beable to bid on educational technology contracts, some of whichrequire that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. Theincreased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in theindustry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - NicholasNegroponte
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The Empire Strike Back
May 2008- XP on the XO“To enable the Sugar environment to reach as many children aspossible, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, OLPC must beable to bid on educational technology contracts, some of whichrequire that Microsoft Windows be able to run on our hardware. Theincreased volumes will lower the XO-1’s price, already lowest in theindustry with capabilities no other laptop shares.” - NicholasNegroponte
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Another view
“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If theXO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietarysoftware, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” - RichardStallman
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Another view
“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If theXO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietarysoftware, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” -
RichardStallman
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Another view
“You might as well introduce the children to an addictive drug. If theXO turns out to be a platform for spreading the use of proprietarysoftware, its overall effect on the world will be negative.” - RichardStallman
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� Nov. 2008
G1G1 take 2
Run through Amazon.com
� 12000 XOs sold;
half donated
about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
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� Nov. 2008
G1G1 take 2
Run through Amazon.com
� 12000 XOs sold;
half donated
about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
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� Nov. 2008
G1G1 take 2
Run through Amazon.com
� 12000 XOs sold;
half donated
about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
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� Nov. 2008
G1G1 take 2
Run through Amazon.com
� 12000 XOs sold;
half donated
about 1/10 as successful as G1G1 2007
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Crisis
� Jan 2009;
Sugar separated from OLPC;
community based
� July 2009;
NN calls Sugar a ”mistake”; should have been an Activity;
� OLPC switches from production to producing reference to be builtby outside partners
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Deployments as of May 2009
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments
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Deployments as of May 2009
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments
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Deployments as of May 2009
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Deployments
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Sugar changes
� Sugar LiveCD;
allows running Sugar on any PC;
also Sugar-on-a-stick
� Community-based means it can continue regardless of whathappens with OLPC organization
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Sugar changes
� Sugar LiveCD;
allows running Sugar on any PC;
also Sugar-on-a-stick
� Community-based means it can continue regardless of whathappens with OLPC organization
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Sugar changes
� Sugar LiveCD;
allows running Sugar on any PC;
also Sugar-on-a-stick
� Community-based means it can continue regardless of whathappens with OLPC organization
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Sugar changes
� Sugar LiveCD;
allows running Sugar on any PC;
also Sugar-on-a-stick
� Community-based means it can continue regardless of whathappens with OLPC organization
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Sugar changes
� Sugar LiveCD;
allows running Sugar on any PC;
also Sugar-on-a-stick
� Community-based means it can continue regardless of whathappens with OLPC organization
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Future
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Future
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Several directions
� Sugar and netbooks
→ many other places
� Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display
touch screen dual display?
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Several directions
� Sugar and netbooks
→ many other places
� Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display
touch screen dual display?
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Several directions
� Sugar and netbooks
→ many other places
� Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display
touch screen dual display?
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Several directions
� Sugar and netbooks
→ many other places
� Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display
touch screen dual display?
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Several directions
� Sugar and netbooks
→ many other places
� Pixel Qi working on next-generation cheaper display
touch screen dual display?
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This is a vision of XO “version 2”.This has apparently been abandoned.
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This is a vision of XO “version 2”.
This has apparently been abandoned.
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This is a vision of XO “version 2”.This has apparently been abandoned.
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This is a vision of XO “version 3”. XPad, anyone?
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This is a vision of XO “version 3”.
XPad, anyone?
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This is a vision of XO “version 3”. XPad, anyone?66 / 67
XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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XO-3 preliminary specs
� Induction charging
� <1W power consumption
� Target price-
$75 (US)
� Target delivery-
2012
� (after XO 1.5, XO-1.75 in 2011“ish”)
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