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Simputer

An open source, handheld, StrongARM powered, 32 MB RAM, $200 computer being developed in India for sale and use in Third World countries.

Sites in Simputer

The Simputer Project
Aims at developing low cost access device that can pervade the rural landscape, especially in third world countries.
'Simputer' Aims at the Developing World
Innovative sub-$200 Internet device will help non-literate users. [PC World]
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.
'Poor-man's computer' to educate young Indians
The first assignment of a poor man's hand-held computer, developed in Bangalore, is to bring basic education to tribal children in central India. [Asia Times]
PicoPeta Simputers
A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review]
India to Compute on the Cheap
In spite of the country producing some great tech talent, the vast majority of India's nearly 1 billion people haven't benefited from the IT revolution at all. [Wired]
Gear up for the launch of Simputer this month-end
The revolutionary computing product - Simputer - is all set for a nationwide launch by month-end. The product has been launched by Simputer Trust in association with Bangalore-based Encore Software Ltd and professors from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. [Financial Express]
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 potential effect on the digital divide. [NewsForge]
How Can You Use A PC If You Can't Even Read?
Indian scientists design a computer specially for the poor. [Asiaweek.com]
Simputer to bridge digital divide
A non-profit group in India has created a simple, inexpensive, multilingual handheld device aimed at bringing computing to Third World nations — dubbed the Simputer. [MSNBC]
Handheld PC bridges digital divide
Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian]
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]
Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer: The Simputer
Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot]
Simputer to bridge divide
Four scientists from India's premier science institute and three private entrepreneurs have unveiled a prototype of the "Simputer" - a portable handheld computer for the rural masses. [Australian IT]
Low-cost 'people's computers' target developing nations to get poor on-line
High-tech whizzes in developing countries are cobbling together bare-bones "people's computers" -- dubbed "Volkscomputers" in Brazil -- to offer the poor a bridge to the Internet Age -- a market that major PC makers have overlooked. [workopolis.com]
A Simple Plan
From Bangalore comes a spirited attempt to bring computers to the gigabyte-less masses. [TIMEasia.com]
About the Simputer
Answer to questions about the Simputer.
Indian handheld to tackle digital divide
Indian scientists and engineers develop a handheld computer to help the poor and illiterate join the information age. [BBC News]
Yahoo Groups: Simputer
Mailing list for discussions related to the Simputer.
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.
Amida Simputer
Simputer made by Amida. Pictures, specs, FAQ and information.
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.
Encore's Simputer
Specifications, news and where to buy their Simputer.
SimputerLand.com
Site about the Simputer from Encore Technologies.

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