:Technetra: PCs For The People, By The People--Will The People Buy Them?
Technetra: PCs For The People, By The People--Will The People Buy Them? Jun 6, 2005, 23 :30 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (8653 reads) (Other stories by Robert Adkins)
"The world on the other side of the digital divide regularly reverberates with announcements of cheap PCs. In India, where there is constant talk by government and non-government organizations, the next generation Simputer, called Mobilis, has been just released with great fanfare by Encore Software together with the Ministry of Science and Technology. At US $200+, Mobilis incorporates various home grown technologies and is targeted at low-end office automation and military applications. At the same time, other companies, like Xenitis and Celetronix are introducing similarly priced low-end PCs which use more standardized components..."
