Intel Joins One Laptop Per Child

Intel is now supporting the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, after some very public bitterness. OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte previously accused Intel of trying to squash his groups progress in delivering $100 laptops to children in developing countries, but is signing a much different tune as Intel joins the OLPC board.

“Collaboration with Intel means that the maximum number of laptops will reach children,” said One Laptop Per Child project founder Nicholas Negroponte.

Intel will continue developing the Classmate PC, another low-cost notebook. The two will explore the possibility of using Intel chips in the OLPC computers. The current OLPC XO laptop uses AMD processors.

“Joining OLPC is a further example of our commitment to education over the last 20 years and our belief in the role of technology in bringing the opportunities of the 21st century to children around the world, ” said Intel CEO Paul Otellini.