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Communicator, priced at $185 without a monitor.
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We here in the "emerging markets" already have less than $250 USD PCs. And that's 'cause we don't pay big money for licensed MSOS. You can have a full fledged Linux preinstalled machine for around 300 USD (including a monitor and a printer!).
So... what's the problem!? And what's the big scoop?!
Well, take my 86 year old father. He'd love to have something this simple... just plug it in, and he is on the internet. Don't tell me you can do that with current PCs, you can't. Just setting up the hardware is more than he can manage. Let's face it, today's computers are still much too complicated and multi-tasking... if you just want to send/receive email and surf the web.
Other examples:
http://sub300.com/info.htm
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2592740&cat=96356&type=19&dept=3944&path=0%3A3944%3A3951%3A41937%3A96356
Roger
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Roger
- Goal: Web, Multimedia & Email
- Needs to consume very little power (no fan)
- Works on various power systems
- North America 110v AC
- Europe 220v AC
- Rest of World 12v - 48v DC
- Rugged
- Think hut or village
- Harsh enviroment
- Little Support (just has to work)
- No service center within 100+ miles
- Must be simple (plug it in and forget)
I am curious what communication infrastructure you would use in the developing world. That would seem to be the biggest issue since it is primarily a net related device. I would imagine 56k would be standard data rates.
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- by January 31, 2005 8:30 AM PST
- Don't quote me on this, but I believe there is a large movement dedicated to providing internet access wirelessly to third world countries. I'm not sure what method they are using, however there are a variety to choose from. I believe connections would be faster than 56k
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