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Websites in Simputer

1. '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
   
   
2. '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
   
   
3. 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
   
   
4. About the Simputer
   Answer to questions about the Simputer.
   http://anchlia.8k.com/aboutSimp.html
   
   
5. Amida Simputer
   Simputer made by Amida. Pictures, specs, FAQ and information.
   http://www.amidasimputer.com/
   
   
6. Encore's Simputer
   Specifications, news and where to buy their Simputer.
   http://www.ncoretech.com/simputer/
   
   
7. 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
   
   
8. 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
   
   
9. 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
   
   
10. 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
    
    
11. 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]
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1442000.stm
    
    
12. 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.
    http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3491192396.html
    
    
13. Linuxgazette.com - Fun with Simputer and Embedded Linux
    A tutorial introduction to programming the Simputer.
    http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue87/pramode.html
    
    
14. 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
    
    
15. 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/
    
    
16. PicoPeta Simputers
    A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review]
    http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/sep01/7_picopeta.asp
    
    
17. 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
    
    
18. 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
    
    
19. 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
    
    
20. 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
    
    
21. 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
    
    
22. SimputerLand.com
    Site about the Simputer from Encore Technologies.
    http://www.simputerland.com/
    
    
23. 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/
    
    
24. Yahoo Groups: Simputer
    Mailing list for discussions related to the Simputer.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simputer/
    
    
25. 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.
    http://in.rediff.com/money/2003/sep/17spec.htm
    
    

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