Even in the thirdest world places of the third world, there is no way anyone was using 5.25 or 8 inch floppies two years ago.
Why would you think that? We're talking about a country where the average citizen earns $450 a year. If the average person is able to afford a computer, then it's not going to be a top of the line system.
Third world or not, the hardware industry has its own pace! A 5.25" floppy drive is available only with second hand dealers in India and costs slightly more than the isual floppy drive. 8" drives are all in the museums! A CD-R costs half as much a floppy. A CD-R drive costs exactly as much as a floppy-drive and a CD-RW costs about twice as much!
Sorry to disappoint you but the rich and the poor use similar systems!
So, if these villages lean to the poor side (assuming if you had $ you would live in a city) would you even have a computer? If not, what good is broadband?
Two things, The Indian viallages have a concept called the Panchayat. Under this system the government provides funds to a council of village elders elected ina aprty-less election. I know a lot of villages that have bought computers for the village school and a genral comp for the community use along with a television and all.
The other point I would like to tell you is that rich villagers DO NOT neccessarily move to the city. Under our economic system, lots of subsidies are provided to the agriculture sector, both by the center and the state. For instance, farmers in Andhra Pradesh get electricity toally free. For a few villages this has brought quite some prosperity and Indian villagers no longer see any great economic or other benefits in moving to a city. Cities usually have a much higher cost of living compared to the villages!
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Even in the thirdest world places of the third world, there is no way anyone was using 5.25 or 8 inch floppies two years ago.
Why would you think that? We're talking about a country where the average citizen earns $450 a year. If the average person is able to afford a computer, then it's not going to be a top of the line system.
Third world or not, the hardware industry has its own pace! A 5.25" floppy drive is available only with second hand dealers in India and costs slightly more than the isual floppy drive. 8" drives are all in the museums! A CD-R costs half as much a floppy. A CD-R drive costs exactly as much as a floppy-drive and a CD-RW costs about twice as much! Sorry to disappoint you but the rich and the poor use similar systems!
So, if these villages lean to the poor side (assuming if you had $ you would live in a city) would you even have a computer? If not, what good is broadband? Two things, The Indian viallages have a concept called the Panchayat. Under this system the government provides funds to a council of village elders elected ina aprty-less election. I know a lot of villages that have bought computers for the village school and a genral comp for the community use along with a television and all. The other point I would like to tell you is that rich villagers DO NOT neccessarily move to the city. Under our economic system, lots of subsidies are provided to the agriculture sector, both by the center and the state. For instance, farmers in Andhra Pradesh get electricity toally free. For a few villages this has brought quite some prosperity and Indian villagers no longer see any great economic or other benefits in moving to a city. Cities usually have a much higher cost of living compared to the villages!