Although Munoz describes getting e-mail permission from parents to enter their kids in computer game contests as "no big deal, " he fears that tech-savvy kids may find ways to skirt the guidelines.

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"I'll see a single mother who's made the effort to buy her kids a computer, " he says.

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Otellini's people have scoffed at the super-cheap laptop as a toy, lacking too many real-world functions to actually help poor kids learn computer skills.

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