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The Simputer is a small handheld computer, intended to bring computing power to the masses of India and other developing countries. The device was designed by the Simputer Trust, a non-profit organization formed in November 1999. The word "Simputer" is an acronym for "simple, inexpensive and multilingual people's computer", and is a trademark of the Simputer Trust. It includes text-to-speech software and runs the GNU/Linux operating system. Similar in appearance to the Palm Pilot class of handheld computers, the touch sensitive screen is operated on with a stylus; simple handwriting recognition software is provided by the program Tapatap.
The Simputer specifications are released under an open distribution license called the Simputer General Public License or the SGPL. The organisation is actively encouraging free software developers to port their applications to the Simputer.
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@azfood i meant a physical product/gadget eg. india did make 10k PDA stye mini comp. called "SIMPUTER" but it failed miserably
puneet (puneet) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:59:37 -0000
@azfood i meant a physical product/gadget eg. india did make 10k PDA stye mini comp. called "SIMPUTER" but it failed miserably
Simputer gets a fresh lease of life #India #Technology http://ff.im/-cKJPt
shubhankar (Shubhankar) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:54:52 -0000
Simputer gets a fresh lease of life #India #Technology http://ff.im/-cKJPt
here, but costs too much - The Simputer was to be half the cost of a PC. As the first devices reach market, that price point has spiralled upwards.
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'Poor-man's computer' to educate young Indians - 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]
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'Simputer' Aims at the Developing World - Innovative sub-$200 Internet device will help non-literate users. [PC World]
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A Simple Plan - From Bangalore comes a spirited attempt to bring computers to the gigabyte-less masses. [TIMEasia.com]
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About the Simputer - Answer to questions about the Simputer.
Amida Simputer - Simputer made by Amida. Pictures, specs, FAQ and information.
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Encore's Simputer - Specifications, news and where to buy their Simputer.
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Gear up for the launch of Simputer this month-end - The revolutionary computing product - Simputer - is all set for a nationwide launch by month-end. The product has been launched by Simputer Trust in association with Bangalore-based Encore Software Ltd and professors from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. [Financial Express]
Handheld PC bridges digital divide - Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian]
How Can You Use A PC If You Can't Even Read? - Indian scientists design a computer specially for the poor. [Asiaweek.com]
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India to Compute on the Cheap - In spite of the country producing some great tech talent, the vast majority of India's nearly 1 billion people haven't benefited from the IT revolution at all. [Wired]
Indian handheld to tackle digital divide - Indian scientists and engineers develop a handheld computer to help the poor and illiterate join the information age. [BBC News]
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Linuxgazette.com - Fun with Simputer and Embedded Linux - A tutorial introduction to programming the Simputer.
Low-cost 'people's computers' target developing nations to get poor on-line - High-tech whizzes in developing countries are cobbling together bare-bones people's computers -- dubbed Volkscomputers in Brazil -- to offer the poor a bridge to the Internet Age -- a market that major PC makers have overlooked. [workopolis.com]
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PicoPeta Simputer Pvt. Ltd. - A Simputer solutions company. The primary business is to use the Simputer as a building block to provide large scale IT solutions to International clients.
PicoPeta Simputers - A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review]
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rediff.com - Simputer: Not for the common man any more - 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 - Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot]
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Simputer to bridge digital divide - A non-profit group in India has created a simple, inexpensive, multilingual handheld device aimed at bringing computing to Third World nations #8212; dubbed the Simputer. [MSNBC]
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Simputer's Ajit Anvekar: Keeping up the Open Source 'josh' - 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. [NewsForge]
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Simputer: the computer for the masses - 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]
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SimputerLand.com - Site about the Simputer from Encore Technologies.
The Simputer Project - Aims at developing low cost access device that can pervade the rural landscape, especially in third world countries.
Yahoo Groups: Simputer - Mailing list for discussions related to the Simputer.
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