On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 1:28 PM, Robert Ryburn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robertjamesryburn@yahoo.com">robertjamesryburn@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>I would like to order a laptop for my St Columban Catholic School, Garden Grove, California 92840. How would I go about doing it?</div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br>Hi Robert-<br><br>There are several options, but probably not the ones you were looking for.<br><br>OLPC normally focuses on large scale deployments in conjunction with the Ministry of Education (or similar) in lesser developed countries. These are generally 10K+ deployments although smaller pilot projects (around 1,000 XO's) have also occurred. Generally, the deployment of XO's under these circumstances also includes significant engineering to ensure adequate power, internet access, school servers, cirriculum focus, etc. The decision on where these kinds of deployments occur is made by OLPC.<br>
<br>Smaller directed deployments (around 100 or so XO's) are possible in theory through the GiveMany program:<br>- <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Give_Many">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Give_Many</a><br><br>If you are interested in but a few (or only one) XO you have basically two options: you can purchase one second-hand from someplace like eBay, or you can wait for OLPC to resume their Give One Get One initiative.<br>
- <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/G1G1_2008">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/G1G1_2008</a><br><br>(In the closing months of 2007 and 2008, OLPC ran a G1G1 fund raiser where individuals could purchase XO's in single quantities. These programs have now ended. There is currently no information as to whether a similar program will be run in 2009.)<br>
<br>There used to be a third option: to apply to receive an XO through the Developer program:<br>- <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_program/tmp">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_program/tmp</a><br>I believe this is no longer available.<br>
<br>I hope you find this information helpful.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">
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<div>Regards,</div>
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<div>Robert James Ryburn</div></div><br>
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