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In pictures: One Laptop Per Child

Rupert Goodwins ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 06 Dec 2006 10:37 GMT

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The first picture from inside the Shanghai factory where the OLPC is being built. The laptop just visible in the bottom left-hand corner is the very unit demonstrated at NetEvents, according to Nicholas Negroponte, although it still sports prototype plastic, electronics and software. The button for full-scale production won't be pressed until July 2007.

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