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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. Imagine a beowulf cluster of these... by rickthewizkid · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...Well, Somebody had to say it...

    -RickTheWizKid

  2. the illiterate don't have $214 by rtphokie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    the illiterate and/or those in the 3rd world don't have $214 for a computer nor do they care about them. They just care about feeding their families. This is moronic.