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Originally Posted by e-enker
Did you mean that the older laptops with monochrome screens can be used as internet devices or did you mean that I could use them as a screen for a modern pc? Either way would be pretty good. I didnt even know there once were laptops with monochrome screens.
The olpc project sounds almost better. The way I understood it there is the xo1 and xo2 but the xo2 has not been produced yet.
I dont know if you meant that only the xo2 has internet but if the xo1 doesnt have internet then maybe I can use the device as a secondary screen for a pc?
Why do they only make it available through the give one get one program and what would I have to give to get one?
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There are internet-capable laptops that used a monochrome LCD screen, which does not need backlighting. They are older and would run older software. Less modern hardware would be available, too. For example, I think USB was developed after most or all screens had gone to color.
The XO1 does have internet capabilities. It was developed for use in third-world countries, and is not available commercially, but last year around the holidays it was possible to buy one if you were willing to contribute to purchasing one for the intended users, i.e. children in developing countries who otherwise would not have access to a computer (or possibly, textbooks).