fedoranews2, only because I'm sure 
smallclanger would agree with the sentiment. He doesn't need special educational software though, apparently; the CBeebies web site is enough. Unfortunately, since "his" (i.e., my old 1997-vintage) laptop isn't equipped with either wireless networking or a semi-recent version of Flash, he seems to have co-opted my brand new one. Oh dear.But this article is referring to the OLPC project which says it can manufacture a laptop for under $150 that doesn't require an external power source. It will apparently be available in a number of bright colours, including orange.