[Erik Latranyi]

Years ago, there was an initiative to build a sub-$100 PC that could be distributed in the Third World to lift up the most poor and remote areas of the world.

What ever happened to that?

[SecondAmendment]

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)

[WhiskeyX]

“What ever happened to that?”

One Laptop per Child (olpc)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child

PC-on-a-stick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-on-a-stick

Comparison of single-board computers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_single-board_computers

Note: the Raspberry Pi ran into problems when it was discovered to be susceptible to malfunctions due to optical interference from certain type of light sources.

[Salgak]

It's still there. One Laptop Per Child. It's more like $150/laptop, but it's getting better. . . CHIP (admission: I'm a backer) is just CPU+ Linux Rom + 512K memory+ 4GB Flash Drive, plus Bluetooth and an old-style stereo/Atari video Cable. You want VGA or HDMI output ? Extra. A battery to power it ? Extra. "PocketCHIP" (makes it a handheld: mini keyboard, LCD display, battery: Extra. And it's still cheaper than Raspberry Pi. . .