Handheld PC bridges digital divide
Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian]
How Can You Use A PC If You Can't Even Read?
Indian scientists design a computer specially for the poor. [Asiaweek.com]
Linuxdevices.com - "Simputer" here, but costs too much
The Simputer was to be half the cost of a PC. As the first devices reach market, that price point has spiralled upwards.
Linuxgazette.com - Fun with Simputer and Embedded Linux
A tutorial introduction to programming the Simputer.
PicoPeta Simputer Pvt. Ltd.
A Simputer solutions company. The primary business is to use the Simputer as a building block to provide large scale IT solutions to International clients.
rediff.com - Simputer: Not for the common man any more
Three years ago, the Simputer was the biggest story to come out of the Indian IT industry. This is an update on its development and marketing.
Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer: The Simputer
Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot]
Simputer: the computer for the masses
For sheer versatility, the thingamajig is streets ahead of other gizmos. It's simple, it's portable. At about Rs 9,000 per piece, it's highly affordable. [rediff.com]
Simputer's Ajit Anvekar: Keeping up the Open Source 'josh'
Ajit R. Anvekar didn't grow up with a computer, in fact, he bought his own PC only about two years ago, but he has already contributed to one of the best examples of Open Source's …
The Simputer Project
Aims at developing low cost access device that can pervade the rural landscape, especially in third world countries.
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