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===Introduction=== |
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Of course, the aim of OLPC Korea is to persuade the Korean government to participate in the OLPC project, but we take some different approaches. Because the IT infrastructure of South Korea is in a status somewhat different from most of under-developed nations, we (some Koreans) are now localizing the OLPC project to be proper to the IT environments of South Korea |
Of course, the aim of OLPC Korea is to persuade the Korean government to participate in the OLPC project, but we take some different approaches. Because the IT infrastructure of South Korea is in a status somewhat different from most of under-developed nations, we (some Koreans) are now localizing the OLPC project to be proper to the current IT environments of South Korea. |
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===Some derivatives of OLPC=== |
===Some derivatives of OLPC=== |
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This text is in English. 영어로 작성된 페이지입니다. 한국어로 보실 수도 있습니다. 한국어로 보기
Welcome to OLPC Korea.
Introduction
Of course, the aim of OLPC Korea is to persuade the Korean government to participate in the OLPC project, but we take some different approaches. Because the IT infrastructure of South Korea is in a status somewhat different from most of under-developed nations, we (some Koreans) are now localizing the OLPC project to be proper to the current IT environments of South Korea.
Some derivatives of OLPC
We are now making some prototypes based on OLPC. We hope OLPC to be used for childern (3~12 years old Koreans, because the primary educations for most of Korean children begin from 3~4 years old, due to some peculiar (or notorious) educational eager of Korean parents. So, we think OLPC is most appropriate for those ages, 3~12 years old.
As you know, from IT infra aspects, South Korea is one of the best developed nations and almost all students connect to the Web almost every day, at schools, at homes and at PC bangs. Therefore, we make three derivatives of OLPC.
- Larger OLPC for students in secondary educations.
- OLPC Smartphone for college students.
- Korean Mesh Network for all students in Korea.
A larger OLPC
We design a larger OLPC proper to students, 13~18 years old. It's quite easy work, just enlarging display and keyboard panels.
Summary of a lager OLPC
- All the same software/hardware architecture with OLPC, except;
- 11.1" display size
- 274× 195.1 × 27mm
- 1.25 kg
- 700~800Mhz CPU Clock
- A mouse with Internet Phone functions
See Larger OLPC for details.
OLPC Smartphone
The second derivative of OLPC is a smartphone type, designed for college students. Because more than 80% of college students have cellular phones, we think OLPC of cellular phone type is proper to the daily lives of those college students. Of course, by substituting their mobile phones with OLPC-based smartphone, the spread of OLPC may be more widened. See OLPC Smartphone.