Ebon's reasoning at the time was that he wanted a standardized computer you could build a curriculum around, that was cheap enough that schools could issue to k

Ebon's reasoning at the time was that he wanted a standardized computer you could build a curriculum around, that was cheap enough that schools could issue to kids without fear of them breaking it, and which was small enough the kids could take home with them in their backpack. (This was obviously well before Chromebooks and iPads took over the education market.)