| Developer | OEM |
|---|---|
| Type | Subnotebook/Netbook |
| Media | 1 GB (Linux only), 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB flash memory, 30 GB HDD |
| Operating system | Windows XP Professional Mandriva Linux 2010 Metasys Classmate 2.0 for the Classmate PC, Microsoft Innovation Suite 1.0, 2.0, 2.5 |
| CPU | Intel Atom Mobile Processor N270, N455 |
| Memory | DDR-II 256 MB (Linux only) or 512/1024 SO-DIMM DDR-III 1 GB SO-DIMM |
| Display | 7" or 8.9" or 10.1" 800 × 480 color LCD |
| Input | Keyboard Touchpad |
| Camera | yes |
| Connectivity | 10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet WLAN 802.11b/g with antenna, mesh 802.11s support |
| Power | 4/6-cell Li-ion battery |
| Dimensions | 245 mm × 196 mm × 44 mm |
| Mass | 1.3 kg [2.9 pounds] |
The Classmate PC, formerly known as Eduwise, is Intel's entry into the market for low-cost personal computers for children in the developing world. It is in some respects similar to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) trade association's Children's Machine (XO), which has a similar target market. Although made for profit, the Classmate PC is considered an Information and Communication Technologies for Development project (ICT4D).[1][better source needed] Introduced in 2006, the device falls into the then popular category of netbooks.
Intel's World Ahead Program was established May 2006. The program designed a platform for low cost laptops that third party manufacturers could use to produce low cost machines under their own respective brands. Many orders were cancelled in 2009.[2]
The Classmate PC is a reference design by Intel. Intel did not build the subnotebooks, but produced the chips that power them. The reference design was used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide to build their own branded Classmate PC.