The new agreement means that Intel will sit alongside the 11 companies, including Google and Red Hat, which are partners in the OLPC scheme.
It will also join rival chip-maker AMD, which supplies the processor at the heart of the $100 laptop.
"Intel's apparent change of heart is welcome, and we're sure they can make a positive contribution to this very worthy project for the benefit of children all over the world," read a statement from AMD.
Initially there are no plans to switch the processor to one designed by Intel. However, the servers used to back-up the XO laptops, as they are known, will have Intel technology at their core.
Decisions about the hardware inside the XO laptop would be made by OLPC, said Mr Swope.
"OLPC will decide about which products they choose to offer or not offer," he said.
OLPC, however, indicated that it would consider using Intel chips in its machines in the future.
Walter Bender, head of software development at OLPC, told the BBC News website that he believed OLPC would eventually offer different computers with different hardware.
"I think we will end up with a family of products that run across a wide variety of needs," he said. "Intel will be part of that mix
It will also join rival chip-maker AMD, which supplies the processor at the heart of the $100 laptop.
"Intel's apparent change of heart is welcome, and we're sure they can make a positive contribution to this very worthy project for the benefit of children all over the world," read a statement from AMD.
Initially there are no plans to switch the processor to one designed by Intel. However, the servers used to back-up the XO laptops, as they are known, will have Intel technology at their core.
Decisions about the hardware inside the XO laptop would be made by OLPC, said Mr Swope.
"OLPC will decide about which products they choose to offer or not offer," he said.
OLPC, however, indicated that it would consider using Intel chips in its machines in the future.
Walter Bender, head of software development at OLPC, told the BBC News website that he believed OLPC would eventually offer different computers with different hardware.
"I think we will end up with a family of products that run across a wide variety of needs," he said. "Intel will be part of that mix
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