<s>
The	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Eduwise	B-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
Intel	O
's	O
entry	O
into	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
low-cost	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
for	O
children	O
in	O
the	O
developing	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
in	O
some	O
respects	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
One	O
Laptop	O
Per	O
Child	O
(	O
OLPC	O
)	O
trade	O
association	O
's	O
Children	B-Application
's	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
(	O
XO	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
target	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
made	O
for	O
profit	O
,	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
is	O
considered	O
an	O
Information	O
and	O
Communication	O
Technologies	O
for	O
Development	O
project	O
(	O
ICT4D	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
then	O
popular	O
category	O
of	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
reference	O
design	O
by	O
Intel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
did	O
not	O
build	O
the	O
subnotebooks	B-Device
,	O
but	O
produced	O
the	O
chips	O
that	O
power	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reference	O
design	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
original	O
equipment	O
manufacturers	O
(	O
OEMs	O
)	O
worldwide	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
branded	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reference	O
hardware	B-Architecture
specifications	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
of	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
3	O
as	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Computex	O
2009	O
,	O
Intel	O
presented	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intel-Powered	O
Convertible	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
had	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
at	O
CES	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
students	O
,	O
teachers	O
,	O
and	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Convertible	O
Classmate	O
can	O
be	O
converted	O
from	O
a	O
traditional	O
laptop	O
to	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
to	O
allow	O
children	O
to	O
write	O
and	O
draw	O
more	O
naturally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
TEAMS	O
Design	O
Shanghai	B-Device
and	O
won	O
several	O
design	O
awards	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Appliance	O
Design	O
EID	O
Award	O
,	O
2008	O
Spark	O
Award	O
and	O
IF	O
2008	O
China	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
device	O
would	O
the	O
British	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
is	O
not	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Embedded	O
as	O
initially	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
has	O
been	O
actively	O
working	O
with	O
various	O
international	O
and	O
local	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
in	O
various	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
has	O
worked	O
with	O
Mandriva	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
for	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
the	O
Intel	O
powered	O
classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
shown	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
following	O
Linux	B-Application
distributions	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	B-Architecture
chosen	O
,	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
government	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Intel	O
will	O
be	O
shipping	O
the	O
laptops	O
with	O
Mandriva	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Discovery	O
2007	O
edition	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Classmate	O
2.0	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
by	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
company	O
Metasys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
Argentina	O
made	O
by	O
10	O
different	O
brands	O
of	O
manufacturers	O
with	O
OS	O
like	O
Linux	B-Application
Rxart	O
and	O
Windows	O
also	O
in	O
Paraguay	O
through	O
HITECER	O
S.A	O
-	O
TROVATO	O
CISA	O
GROUP	O
with	O
Rxart	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
the	O
Argentinian	O
company	O
Pixart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
Argentina	O
's	O
government	O
planned	O
to	O
give	O
all	O
the	O
public	O
high	O
school	O
students	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
netbooks	B-Device
in	O
this	O
edition	O
Rxart	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Mexico	O
retracted	O
its	O
bid	O
to	O
buy	O
several	O
million	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PCs	I-Operating_System
and	O
instead	O
selected	O
a	O
specialized	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Mexican-built	O
Lanix	O
LT	O
laptop	O
series	O
running	O
Windows	O
7	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
Rxart	O
to	O
equip	O
students	O
in	O
16,000	O
schools	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Seychelles	O
,	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
were	O
supplied	O
to	O
primary	O
schools	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sheikh	O
Khalifa	O
ICT	O
project	O
Seychelles	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kenya	O
,	O
Intel	O
has	O
partnered	O
the	O
distributors	O
of	O
Mecer	O
products	O
Mustek	O
E.A	O
who	O
have	O
worked	O
with	O
other	O
government	O
and	O
non-government	O
organizations	O
to	O
distribute	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
to	O
rural	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zyrex	O
brand	O
,	O
called	O
Anoa	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
rebranded	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
Intel	O
ULV	O
900MHz	O
(	O
400MHz	O
FSB	O
)	O
processor	O
,	O
512MB	O
RAM	O
,	O
2GB	O
SSD	O
,	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
LAN	O
,	O
7inch	O
screen	O
,	O
2×	O
USB	O
ports	O
,	O
card	O
reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
in	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
XP	B-Application
version	O
incurring	O
extra	O
cost	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
India	O
as	O
Connoiseur	O
Electronics	O
Pvt.Ltd.	O
,	O
Smartbook	O
&	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
comes	O
with	O
Windows	O
or	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
pre-installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
deal	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
Vietnamese	O
government	O
to	O
supply	O
local	O
schools	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
for	O
discounted	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
loaded	O
with	O
Hacao	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
the	O
government	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
avoid	O
operating	O
system	O
licensing	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Current	O
generation	O
are	O
available	O
from	O
CTL	O
(	O
computers	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
under	O
CTL	O
's	O
2goPC	O
brand	O
as	O
the	O
2go	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
E10IS	O
,	O
the	O
2go	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
E11	O
and	O
the	O
2go	O
Convertible	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
NL2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
from	O
CMS	O
Computers	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
most	O
other	O
European	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Italian	O
company	O
Olidata	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
modded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
named	O
Jumpc	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Operating_System
Classmate	I-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
(	O
the	O
7	O
"	O
version	O
)	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Greece	O
,	O
and	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
InfoQuest	O
"	O
Quest	O
Classmate	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
blue-coloured	O
exterior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
specifications	O
include	O
2	O
GB	O
storage	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
,	O
no	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
no	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
SD	O
card	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serbian	O
leading	O
IT	O
company	O
"	O
COMTRADE	O
"	O
from	O
April	O
2009	O
will	O
introduce	O
"	O
ComTrade	O
CoolBook	O
"	O
netbook	B-Device
(	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
they	O
already	O
donated	O
30	O
netbook	B-Device
's	O
to	O
one	O
Belgrade	O
elementary	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Intel	B-Operating_System
Classmate	I-Operating_System
series	O
in	O
Canada	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
MDG	O
Computers	O
under	O
the	O
following	O
brand	O
names	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Q4	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
10.1	O
"	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
netbooks	B-Device
were	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
represents	O
Intel	O
's	O
competitive	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
OLPC	B-Application
XO	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
unusually	O
low	O
prices	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
AMD	O
chips	O
threatened	O
to	O
steal	O
market	O
share	O
from	O
Intel	O
and	O
other	O
major	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Intel	O
initially	O
criticized	O
the	O
XO	B-Application
laptops	I-Application
for	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
Intel	O
's	O
Chairman	O
of	O
the	O
Board	O
,	O
Craig	O
Barrett	O
,	O
himself	O
claimed	O
consumers	O
wanted	O
the	O
full	O
functionality	O
of	O
a	O
PC	O
—	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PCs	I-Operating_System
are	O
currently	O
being	O
heavily	O
marketed	O
against	O
the	O
XO	B-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
had	O
already	O
secured	O
deals	O
to	O
sell	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PCs	I-Operating_System
to	O
Libya	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
and	O
Pakistan	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
developing	O
countries	O
the	O
OLPC	O
project	O
had	O
been	O
targeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goals	O
of	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
project	O
and	O
the	O
OLPC	O
project	O
have	O
some	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Intel	O
:	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
technology	O
that	O
fits	O
into	O
the	O
larger	O
,	O
primarily	O
Windows-based	O
computing	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
OLPC	O
,	O
the	O
XO	B-Application
breaks	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
metaphor	I-Application
to	O
provide	O
a	O
UI	O
(	O
Sugar	B-Language
)	O
that	O
they	O
feel	O
is	O
more	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
educational	O
needs	O
of	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
OLPC	O
uses	O
hardware	B-Architecture
and	O
software	O
highly	O
customized	O
for	O
the	O
educational	O
environment	O
,	O
Intel	O
has	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
developing	O
world	O
wants	O
to	O
have	O
generic	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2005	O
,	O
Intel	O
publicly	O
dismissed	O
the	O
XO	B-Application
as	O
a	O
'	O
gadget	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
8.9	O
"	O
1024	O
×	O
600	O
touch	O
screenLow-power	O
,	O
sunlight	B-Device
readable	I-Device
,	O
user	O
replaceable	O
LED	O
backlight	O
,	O
low	O
cost	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
sunlight	B-Device
readable	I-Device
,	O
</s>
<s>
solid	O
state	O
(	O
LED	O
)	O
backlightMemory1	O
GB	O
/	O
512	O
MB	O
DDR-II	O
256M	O
(	O
Linux	B-Application
only	O
)	O
or	O
512	O
MB	O
SO-DIMM	O
tech	O
specs	O
256	O
MB	O
RAM	O
1	O
GB	O
DDR2	O
SDRAM	O
system	O
memory	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
400	O
MHz	O
Operating	O
systems1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mandriva	O
Linux	B-Application
Discovery	O
20073	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Education	O
Edition	O
for	O
the	O
ClassmatePC5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
ProfessionalClassmate	O
PC	O
:	O
System	O
Configuration	O
:	O
Software	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customized	O
,	O
low	O
resource	O
version	O
of	O
open-source	B-License
Fedora	O
with	O
the	O
Sugar	B-Language
GUI	I-Language
and	O
mesh	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customized	O
,	O
low	O
resource	O
version	O
of	O
open-source	B-License
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
with	O
bundled	O
open-source	B-License
education	O
applications4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
MB	O
of	O
serial	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
provided	O
separately	O
for	O
firmware	O
–	O
expandable	O
through	O
a	O
single	O
externally	O
accessible	O
SD/MMC	O
memory	O
card	O
socketEnvironmental	O
ImpactRoHS	O
compliant	O
,	O
2	O
W	O
power	O
consumption	O
,	O
LiFePO4	O
batteries	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
easy	O
field	O
maintenance	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
laptop	O
's	O
lifespanRuggedizationWater-resistant	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
drop-proof	O
construction	O
,	O
and	O
sturdy	O
,	O
easy-to-clean	O
plastic	O
chassishttp://www.mpccorp.com/products/notebooks/txtbook.html2	O
mm	O
case	O
walls	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
typical	O
1.3	O
mm	O
)	O
,	O
ports	O
covered	O
when	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
640	O
×	O
480	O
px	B-Algorithm
at	O
30	O
fpsConnectivity10/100	O
Mbit/s	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
WLAN	O
802.11b/g/n	O
WLAN	O
with	O
antenna	O
,	O
mesh	O
support	O
(	O
Linux	B-Application
only	O
)	O
,	O
Security	O
:	O
WPA	O
,	O
WPA-PSK	O
,	O
WPA2	O
,	O
WPA2-PSKIntegrated	O
802.11b/g	O
(	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
)	O
interface	O
;	O
Mesh	O
802.11s	O
networking	O
supportedWireless	O
networking	O
using	O
an	O
"	O
Extended	O
Range	O
"	O
802.11b/g	O
and	O
802.11s	O
(	O
mesh	O
)	O
Marvell	O
8388	O
wireless	O
chip	O
,	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
autonomously	O
forward	O
packets	O
in	O
the	O
mesh	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
CPU	O
is	O
powered	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBC	O
World	O
broadcast	O
a	O
program	O
about	O
the	O
OLPC	O
and	O
the	O
Classmate	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
on	O
10	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
