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Get Ready For The Simputer

Posted by timothy on from the humble-handheld dept.

EccentricAnomaly writes: "CNN is reporting that the Simputer will roll out next month. The Simputer is a handheld computer running GNU/Linux starting at around $214 and is aiming to be an affordable computer for the third world that can be used even by the illiterate with its text-to-speech features. From the Simputer website: "The Simputer is a low cost portable alternative to PCs, by which the benefits of IT can reach the common man." Slashdot ran a story in May 2001 reporting the launch of the Simputer project." The same Reuters story is also found at the Hindustan Times.

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  1. Meese by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...have claimed this fp for Far Southern Canada.

  2. Sounds Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Even though I am not in a 3rd world country....yet.

  3. fp bitches! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you are cordially invited to
    Get it in ya!

  4. Re:Helping the common man by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That comment wins the sarcastic remark of the year award.

    Bravo.

  5. Re:I know this is terribly Politically Incorrect b by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pr0n, my good man. Pr0n.

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  7. Re:I know this is terribly Politically Incorrect b by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    To play nethack, fool!

  8. Agreed! by Asdfghanistan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    have you seen the Big Eggs?

    Well, The simputer is an excellent idea. Perhaps it could play some of these flash animations... they're really quite interesting if a bit puerile. This is the link. Don't confuse it with some of the other stuff found on this server... this is a redirect server. I'm not an idiot, I wouldn't send you to gay porn popups. ANYWAYS Just thought you all might like to see that! Good morrow. Salam Alaicum.

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