About the Simputer
Answer to questions about the Simputer.
Amida Simputer
Simputer made by Amida. Pictures, specs, FAQ and information.
Encore's Simputer
Specifications, news and where to buy their Simputer.
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]
Linuxgazette.com - Fun with Simputer and Embedded Linux
A tutorial introduction to programming the Simputer.
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.
The Simputer Project
Aims at developing low cost access device that can pervade the rural landscape, especially in third world countries.
SimputerLand.com
Site about the Simputer from Encore Technologies.
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]
Yahoo Groups: Simputer
Mailing list for discussions related to the 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)
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)
'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)
PicoPeta Simputers
A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review] (September 1, 2001)
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)
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)
Handheld PC bridges digital divide
Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian] (June 9, 2001)
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 — dubbed the Simputer. [MSNBC] (May 24, 2001)
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] (May 22, 2001)
Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer: The Simputer
Sachin Karol links to this Time Asia report about the Simputer. [Slashdot] (May 2, 2001)
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