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About the Simputer
Answer to questions about the Simputer.
http://anchlia.8k.com/aboutSimp.html

Amida Simputer
Simputer made by Amida. Pictures, specs, FAQ and information.
http://www.amidasimputer.com/

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]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1442000.stm

Linuxgazette.com - Fun with Simputer and Embedded Linux
A tutorial introduction to programming the Simputer.
http://linuxgazette.net/issue87/pramode.html

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.
http://www.picopeta.com/

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

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

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

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

Linuxdevices.com - "Simputer" 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. (October 23, 2003)
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3491192396.html

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. (October 17, 2003)
http://in.rediff.com/money/2003/sep/17spec.htm

'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] (September 22, 2001)
http://atimes.com/media/CI22Ce01.html

How Can You Use A PC If You Can't Even Read?
Indian scientists design a computer specially for the poor. [Asiaweek.com] (June 29, 2001)
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/technology/article/0,8707,132690,00.html

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] (June 28, 2001)
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2001/06/44642

Handheld PC bridges digital divide
Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian] (June 9, 2001)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,518681,00.html

Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer: The Simputer
Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot] (May 2, 2001)
http://slashdot.org/articles/01/05/02/1822219.shtml

A Simple Plan
From Bangalore comes a spirited attempt to bring computers to the gigabyte-less masses. [TIMEasia.com] (April 30, 2001)
http://www.time.com/time/asia/digital/magazine/0,9754,107313,00.html

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] (April, 2001)
http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/apr/24spec.htm

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] (November 2, 2000)
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe/daily/20001102/fco02022.html

'Simputer' Aims at the Developing World
Innovative sub-$200 Internet device will help non-literate users. [PC World] (June 23, 2000)
http://www.pcworld.com/article/17401/simputer_aims_at_the_developing_world.html