Hi list,

I born in Argentina.  The last(?) economical crash there produced a lot of problems.  The most important problem (IMHO) is the relative prices for technology stuff, books, etc.

These situations produce a negative spiral:

Less money to education -> More economical problems -> Less money to education.

To stop talking in the abstract I'm involved in searching for options to run Squeak on cheap (but powerful) hardware.

Basically I have 2 platforms in mind: X-Box (with Linux) and OpenBrick (http://www.openbrick.org).

The X-Box cost approx. usd200 + usd50 (a chip to boot from copied cds).
The openbrick cost  approx. usd400 and comes with a 32Mb compact flash.

Both options can run linux and use a TV as the display.

The X-Box seems to be the best option price/power.

What do you think?

Diego Gomez Deck