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: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)

[ Thanks to Robert Adkins for this link. ]

"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..."

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Related Stories:
ZDNet: Why the Third World Won't Save Open Source(May 05, 2005)
BBC News: Small Box 'To End Digital Divide'(Apr 30, 2005)
The Hindu: Is Simputer Falling Prey to Low-Cost Computers?(Apr 12, 2005)
Associated Press/WRC-TV: $100 Laptops Envisioned For Developing World(Apr 04, 2005)


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It makes very clear points about cheap P ...   DO READ THIS ARTICLE!   
GreyGeek
Jun 7, 2005, 14:06:11
 
However, I think that the idea is not to ...   Good points GreyGeek...   
Vance
Jun 7, 2005, 19:42:01
 
Vance, your question is a good one. The  ...   Problem with Simputer/Mobilis   
Robert Adkins
Jun 8, 2005, 05:58:17
 
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