Milestones

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2007

Mar. 2007	First mesh network deployment.
Feb. 2007	B2-test machines become available and are shipped to developers and the launch countries.
Jan. 2007	Rwanda announced its participation in the project.

2006

Dec. 2006	Uruguay announced its participation in the project.
Nov. 2006	First B1 machines are built; IDB and OLPC formalize an agreement regarding Latin American and Caribbean education.
Oct. 2006	B-test boards become available; Libya announces plans for one laptop for every child
Sep. 2006	UI designs presented; integrated software build released; SES-Astra joins OLPC
Aug. 2006	Working prototype of the dual-mode display
Jun. 2006	500 developer boards are shipped worldwide; WiFi operational; Csound demonstrated over the mesh network First video with working prototype [1]
May 2006	eBay joins OLPC; display specs set; A-test boards become available; $100 Server is announced
Apr. 2006	Pre-A test board boots; Squid and FreePlay present first human-power systems
Mar. 2006	Yves Behar and FuseProject are selected as industry designers
Feb. 2006	Marvell joins OLPC and continues to partner on network hardware
Jan. 2006	World Economic Forum, Switzerland UNDP and OLPC Sign Partnership Agreement news release

2005

Dec. 2005	Quanta Computer Inc. to Manufacture Laptop (html)(pdf)
Nov. 2005	WSIS, Tunisia Prototype Unveiled by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan; Nortel joins OLPC Photos: (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) Webcast: (Arabic) (English) (French) (original) Webcast provided by the ITU and UN Webcast Services with the support of RealNetworks Ltd. RealPlayer is required to view the webcast (available at no cost).
Aug. 2005	Design Continuum starts design of first laptop
Jul. 2005	Formal signing of original members of OLPC
Mar. 2005	Brightstar and Red Hat come on board
Jan. 2005	Laptop initiative officially announced at World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland; AMD, News Corp. and Google agree to join OLPC