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Intel Unveils PC for Developing Nations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the foot-in-the-third-world dept.

Poppler writes "Intel has announced it will produce a PC aimed at developing nations, the 'Community PC.' Instead of giving out minimal PCs to as many individuals as possible, Intel wants to sell these machines to 'kiosk owners' who will rent out use to their village. Price TBA. How does this stack up against the $100 laptop, in terms of helping the developing world?"

3 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Missing the point again by 0110011001110101 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    unworkable ideas developed by some guy in a suit in NY or CA whose idea of field visits involve brave runs down to the mall

    Now this is just rude you insensitive clod... I used to live in CA, and never once while I was developing my unworkable ideas was I ever wearing a suit. It's sandals and shorts baby, every day... every day.

    Now put that in your big river and smoke it.

    /sarcasm

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  2. Smoke and Mirrors by jamesl · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    The much ballyhooed $100 laptop (handcrank, mesh network and all) ain't gonna happen. Nine months from volume production and no working model. Pretty plastic cases but no input, no output and no computing between.

    Intel, on the other hand, knows a few things about actually shipping product.

  3. Re:Here's an idea... by lonebannana · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not that much meat on a pony....