Reports that trials of the $100 laptop project will kick off in Thailand alone have been quashed by Nicholas Negroponte. Negroponte, the chairman of the One Laptop per Child group, said Monday that field trials of its low-cost PC for children in the developing world will start everywhere the laptop is required at roughly the same time. In an e-mail sent to CNET News.com's sister site ZDNet UK, Negroponte said reports that trials would initially be limited to Thailand were inaccurate. "Visual models and developer board demos" will be sent to Nigeria in September, and to Thailand in October, for field trials, he said. ... http://news.com.com/Negroponte+100+laptop+trials+to+begin+soon/2100-1003_3-6108355.html -- ___________________________________________ karounos [ at ] pasok [ dot ] gr, http://users.ntua.gr/karounos/