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INEXPENSIVE COMPUTER DEBUTS IN INDIA
An inexpensive handheld computer, designed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India, debuted last week. Conceived in 2001 as a way to make Internet technology accessible to millions of poor Indians, the Simputer had to overcome a three-year delay due to lack of interest from computer manufacturers. Funding for development of the Simputer ultimately came from the government-owned Bharat Electronics, which will produce the machines. The computer, which will be called the Amida Simputer, will cost about $240 and will go on sale in April. It uses a Linux-based operating system, employs a stylus, and offers users Internet access. Developers hope that the Simputer will bridge a broad technology gap in a country where fewer than 10 people in every 1,000 have computers, primarily because of cost.
BBC, 29 March 2004

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