Directory of Simputer Resources

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An open source, handheld, StrongARM powered, 32 MB RAM, $200 computer being developed in India for sale and use in Third World countries.

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• 'Poor-man's computer' to educate young Indians

  http://atimes.com/media/CI22Ce01.html
  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]

• A Simple Plan

  http://www.time.com/time/asia/digital/magazine/0,9754,107313,00.html
  From Bangalore comes a spirited attempt to bring computers to the gigabyte-less masses. [TIMEasia.com]

• Encore Software Limited: Simputer

  http://www.ncoretech.com/products/ia/simputer/
  Specifications, news and where to buy their Simputer.

• Handheld PC bridges digital divide

  http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/jul/09/internetnews.uknews
  Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian]

• Indian handheld to tackle digital divide

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1442000.stm
  Indian scientists and engineers develop a handheld computer to help the poor and illiterate join the information age. [BBC News]

• PicoPeta Simputers

  http://www.technologyreview.com/news/401155/picopeta-simputers/
  A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review]

• rediff.com - Simputer: Not for the common man any more

  http://in.rediff.com/money/2003/sep/17spec.htm
  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.

• Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer: The Simputer

  http://slashdot.org/articles/01/05/02/1822219.shtml
  Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot]

• Simputer's Ajit Anvekar: Keeping up the Open Source 'josh'

  http://archive09.linux.com/articles/13216
  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. [Linux.com]

• Simputer: the computer for the masses

  http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/apr/24spec.htm
  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]

• The Simputer Project

  http://www.simputer.org/
  Aims at developing low cost access device that can pervade the rural landscape, especially in third world countries.

• Wikipedia: Simputer

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simputer
  Presents the computer and provides information about its deployment, its weaknesses, and its current status.

• Yahoo Groups: Simputer

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simputer/
  Mailing list for discussions related to the Simputer.

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