Well, we're getting there. People have been working to make computers - and through them, the giant library of the internet and connectedness - accessible to everyone, not just the well-heeled. The latest iteration of this process is in work now, and a Brit named David Braben deserves kudos. Take a look at the $25 USB-stick PC in today's geek.com article.
Last time this happened... If you have a netbook computer, you're an accidental beneficiary of the One-Laptop-per-Child (OLPC) movement, which aimed to produce a good, solid laptop for under $100. You might want to look at Mary Lou Jepsen, who was its tech brains - ya gotta love a lady who majored in studio art and electrical engineering, then did her graduate work in optics. Now she's going for under-$75...
By turning high-tech into a commodity, let's hope they unleash all sorts of potential in every person, each person, anywhere in the world, in every ghetto, who ever wanted to succeed. A little more light in the world - God at work, disclaiming the credit. Love it.
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