OLPC Update

This is a message that we recieved from OLPC regarding the delay:

Please accept my apologies for the delay in receiving your XO laptop. Give One Get One was such a phenomenal success that we over-taxed our order processing and payment systems. Demand exceeded supply. Additional XO laptops are being built now and will be delivered in 45 to 60 days. If you wish to reconsider your contribution in the face of this delay, we will issue a refund to you. We have set up a dedicated phone line for these requests. The number is 1-800-883-8102. In the meanwhile, please know that laptops are in the process of going to Mongolia, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Rwanda and Haiti as part of the "give one" side of the equation. Fortunately, OLPC's mission of getting laptops to the children in these countries has not been delayed. In Mongolia, the children are already enjoying themselves and learning new things with their XO laptops. Please see: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Ulaanbaatar. Eliminating poverty through learning is gaining wider acceptance thanks to support like yours.

Sincerely,
Nicholas Negroponte
Chairman
OLPC Foundation

Unexpected Demand?

Here is an updated website which has further information about an article that talks about some of the delivery problems the corporation is experiencing, due to the unexpected demand.

http://www.news.com/8301-13579_3-9859546-37.html?tag=nefd.top

Computer Disassembly Project

The purpose of this project was to dissemble the computer by locating each of the components one by one by unscrewing the screws or pulling them out. As you can see with this picture it isn’t disassembled yet however at the top all the components of the computer are labeled and are apart. Each component is strictly necessary for the computer to run. Each component also needs to be assembled at the right place for the whole computer to run and or work perfectly. Just the slightest incorrect re- assembled component won’t make the computer run properly. My partner and I disassembled this computer together in a follow up routine. First we took off the cover/panel, and then started off with the power & Data connectors by unplugging them, then the CD-Rom, floppy drive and power drive by unscrewing with the screws. After came the motherboard with all its components such as the speaker, video card, sound card, rams, network card, battery backup, CPU and CPU Cooling Fin and a few others. (These were disassembled by unscrewing the screws, pulling them out properly or by unplugging some things.) After re-assembling the components back the computer was back to normal. Overall this was an exciting project that I’ve done and have fun.