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The Simputer for poor

From Promethus 6, an article on a cheap computer.

"It was developed by scientists and engineers at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore who were looking for a way of taking the internet revolution to India's rural masses.

Only nine in every 1,000 Indians own a computer, mainly because the machines are simply too expensive. The Simputer was designed to provide cheap and accessible computing on the go."

Gaining access to the internet, and essentially the world, is important - both in India and North America. But many have argued that there should be a focus on making sure people have jobs and enough food on the table - that this is more important than a computer and internet access.

posted by Netwoman @ 10:18 AM