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Indian scientists and engineers develop a handheld computer to help the poor and illiterate join
the information age. [BBC News]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1442000.stm
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About the Simputer
Answer to questions about the Simputer.
http://anchlia.8k.com/aboutSimp.html
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A Simple Plan
From Bangalore comes a spirited attempt to bring computers to the gigabyte-less masses.
[TIMEasia.com]
http://www.time.com/time/asia/digital/magazine/0,9754,107313,00.html
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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]
http://globeandmail.workopolis.com/servlet/News/fasttrack/20010522/RVOLK
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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]
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,1966787%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
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Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer: The Simputer
Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/05/02/1822219.shtml
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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]
http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/apr/24spec.htm
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Handheld PC bridges digital divide
Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,518681,00.html
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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]
http://www.msnbc.com/news/577521.asp?cp1=1
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How Can You Use A PC If You Can't Even Read?
Indian scientists design a computer specially for the poor. [Asiaweek.com]
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/technology/article/0,8707,132690,00.html
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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]
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/19/022239&mode=thread
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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]
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe/daily/20001102/fco02022.html
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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]
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0%2c1282%2c44642%2c00.html
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'Simple computer' that reads your e-mail for you
It's not a palm-top, it's not a computer. This pocket-sized device can talk to you, read out your
e-mail and is called a "Simputer." [Yahoo]
http://in.news.yahoo.com/010718/43/11fgk.html
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PicoPeta Simputers
A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review]
http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/sep01/7_picopeta.asp
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'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]
http://atimes.com/media/CI22Ce01.html
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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.
http://www.picopeta.com/
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'Simputer' Aims at the Developing World
Innovative sub-$200 Internet device will help non-literate users. [PC World]
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=17401
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The Simputer Project
Aims at developing low cost access device that can pervade the rural landscape, especially in third
world countries.
http://www.simputer.org/
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