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03/28/2004 Archived Entry: "Simputer ... a computer for India's Poor ..."

This interesting storyline from Hindustan Times ... Simputer ... a computer for India's Poor ... A cheap handheld computer, designed by Indian scientists for use by the poor, was being launched for retail sale on Friday after a delay of nearly three years. ... The Simputer was envisioned to sell for about $200. ... The device will be available in stores soon, said chief executive Swami Manohar of Picopeta Simputers, one of two companies licensed to make the computers. .. The other is Encore Software. The price will be close to the original target, Manohar said. He said government-owned Bharat Electronics, based in Bangalore, has agreed to manufacture the Simputer, which was developed in 2001 by scientists at the Bangalore-based Institute of Science in response to low levels of computer use in India."

... now there's an intersting policy ... designing affordable products for the poor ... is anyone listening?