Project Aims to Raise Demand for Laptops for Poor Children 1/2)

The project known as One Laptop Per Child has a new campaign to bring its computers to children in developing countries. The campaign will urge people in the United States and Canada to spend just under four hundred dollars for two laptops. One will go to a child in a poor country. The other will go to the buyer.

The "Give One, Get One" campaign will start on November twelfth for two weeks only. Project officials think the donations may help persuade governments of developing countries to buy more.

The green-and-white machines are specially designed for children in the developing world. The laptop, called the XO, does not use very much power. And if no electricity is available, users can charge the battery by hand by turning a crank.

The computer uses the free, open-source operating system Linux. The color display can change to a black-and-white image so users are able to see it even in bright sunlight. Also, the laptops are able to connect wirelessly to each other, as well as the Internet if local service is available. They have a camera. And they are built to resist dirt and moisture.

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一个名为“让每个孩子有一台笔记本电脑”的项目举办了一项新的活动向发展中国家的孩子们分发笔记本电脑。此项活动会敦促美国和加拿大的民众花费不足四百美元购买两部手提电脑。一部将给予一个贫困国家的儿童，另一部归买主。

这个“赠一获一”活动将在11月12日启动，为期只两周。这个计划的负责人员认为这类捐赠可能促使发展中国家的政府（为孩子们）购买更多。

这些白绿相间的机子是特为发展中国家的孩子们设计的。这种笔记本，命名为XO，不需要耗太多电。而且没有电力供应的情况下，用户还可以通过一个手摇手柄来为电脑充电。

这种电脑使用的是免费的开源操作系统-LINUX。电脑显示器可以切换成黑白图像显示方式，使得用户即使在白天也能够看清屏幕。此外，它还具有无线联网功能。而且如果本地有提供互联网服务，还可以连接到互联网。这些电脑设计为防尘和防潮，还配有一个摄像头。

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