The $100 laptop from MIT will be providing Python for application developers to use. This laptop is a low-power consumption innovative laptop that includes features like: - low-power wi-fi with longer than normal range and the ability to keep communicating after the CPU has been put to sleep. - color LCD screen that can be switched to an extra-low power reflective monochrome mode for reading ebooks. - limited memory, flash storage and no hard drive like a PDA - several USB ports - accepts DC input voltages from 5 to 25 volts to recharge battery - ships with a hand-crank power generator
The table of contents of their wiki is the best place to learn more: http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php/Table_of_Contents Other key pages are http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php/OLPC_Python_Environment and http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php/Sugar -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list