Working from the Australian outback, James Cameron spends up to five hours per day preparing laptop computers for use by Mongolian children.

Working at his farm near Tooraweenah - population 76, about 60 kilometres from Coonabarabran, the rural area he lives in appears to afford researchers similar environmental challenges as those which will be found in countries to receive the computers.

The first batch of 250,000 XO computers have been shipped to Peru from the US charity, One Laptop Per Child. In preparation for the computers’ introduction in Mongolia, instructors from the charity are now working with Mongolian teachers to prepare them.

In his work, Cameron has identified a now corrected battery problem in the XO computer which would not charge when the outdoor temperature went above 45 degrees. He also assisted in writing the free software being loaded onto the XO.

Mr. Cameron recently told Australia’s Sunday Morning Herald that his work on computers allows him to perform missionary work without having to travel.

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