Predecessors of OLPC
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- Squeak is a Smalltalk-based learning environment that embodies many constructionist ideas. It is widely used in education in the developed world.
- Ricochet is a wireless mesh network that was deployed throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area in 1997. I remember that it reached our offices in Redwood City. This is not wi-fi.
- LOGO is a programming language developed by Seymour Papert in order to teach kids how to control robots called turtles.
- various Minimal Linux distros have been developed in order to use Linux on machines with limited memory and storage.
- Maine Learning Technology Initiative provides a laptop to every 7 grade student to implement Seymour Papert's recommendation of a one to one student/computer ratio. The initiative seeks to change the way computers are used in education.
related: Predecessors_of_$100_Laptop