[OLPC India] Made In India OLPC, ISMC, OpenCores

[Walter Bender]

We are certainly intereted in exploring SOC options for our Gen-2 machine.
We believe that this is a path towards not just lower cost, but lower power
and a way to reduce the component count of the laptop.

regards.

-walter


On 9/25/07, Manusheel Gupta <manu at laptop.org> wrote:
>
> Iam glad to learn about your interest in our educational project.
>
> I believe that there were better ways to present feedback/express ideas
> for collaboration.
>
> At this juncture, we are all set as far as our hardware vision for
> First-Generation XOs( laptops) is concerned. We will think over your idea
> for Next-Generation XOs.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Manu
>
>
> Manusheel Gupta
> One Laptop Per Child Inc.
> http://laptop.org
>
>
> On 9/24/07, big one <bigone at qon.lao.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Rejection by Indian government.
> >
> > Recently Mr Walter Bender mention that OLPC will use non x86 CPU. OLPC
> > also face problem with rising cost.
> > What about all-in-one System-On-Chip (SOC) from OpenCores.org?
> >
> > http://www.opencores.org
> >
> > The SOC can be manufactured in India by ISMC / India Semiconductor
> > Manufacturing Company or other IC fab.
> > There are several LCD manufacturer in India such as Deepakshi, Videocon,
> > Wintek etc.
> > IMO Indian government will accept this project because the product is
> > made in India.
> > Perhaps this Indian OLPC can be exported to other countries.
> > Thank you.
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Walter Bender
One Laptop per Child
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