India develops 35-dollar 'laptop' for schools

[Don McKenzie]

July 23, 2010

India develops 35-dollar 'laptop' for schools

India has come up with a 35-dollar touch-screen "laptop" -- a computing prototype that it aims to make available to students
from elementary schools to universities.

The gadget, developed by the elite Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, is part of a push to give
students a better education and technical skills needed to boost India's economic growth.

The first users are expected to be university students with introduction of the Linux-based computing device targeted for next year.

http://www.physorg.com/news199083092.html


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[Rob]

July 23, 2010

India develops 35-dollar 'laptop' for schools

India has come up with a 35-dollar touch-screen "laptop" -- a computing
prototype that it aims to make available to students from elementary
schools to universities.

The gadget, developed by the elite Indian Institute of Technology and
the Indian Institute of Science, is part of a push to give students a
better education and technical skills needed to boost India's economic
growth.

The first users are expected to be university students with introduction
of the Linux-based computing device targeted for next year.

http://www.physorg.com/news199083092.html


Cheers Don...

Wait till it goes on sale at retailers - I would say that's only 10% of
the retail price.

 

[Trevor Wilson]

Wait till it goes on sale at retailers - I would say that's only 10% of
the retail price.

**I doubt that. Whilst it may not end being 35 Bucks, it may not be far off.
The total cost of components is $35.00, which would typically translate to
an RRP of around $140.00 here in Australia. In India things probably work
differently.

 

[Tom]

**I doubt that. Whilst it may not end being 35 Bucks, it may not be far off.
The total cost of components is $35.00, which would typically translate to
an RRP of around $140.00 here in Australia. In India things probably work
differently.

The government could contract their mates to distribute the laptops to schools, they would get laptops at $35 and sell them to schools at $700 a piece - that would happent if Australian Labor was in charge in India.

Tom

 

[will s]

The government could contract their mates to distribute the laptops to
schools, they would get laptops at $35 and sell them to schools at $700 a
piece - that would happent if Australian Labor was in charge in India.

Tom

and if the liberals were in charge they would bury the laptop and get the
big businesses to sell their laptops them to the Schools for over $2000

 

[Dr Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF]

and if the liberals were in charge they would bury the laptop and get the big
businesses to sell their laptops them to the Schools for over $2000

Ah, another stooge with a typical labour edukashon. So what does "sell their
laptops them to" mean, retard?

--

- KRudd at his finest.

"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"This is the recession we had to have!"
- Paul Keating explaining why he gave Australia another Labour recession.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"By 1990, no child will live in poverty"
- Bob Hawke again, desperate to win another election.

"A billion trees ..."
- Borke, pissed as a newt again.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

"SHUT THE **** UP YOU DUMB ****!"
- FlangesBum on learning the truth about Labour's economic capabilities.

"I don't care what you fuckers think!"
- KRudd the KRude Rat at his finest again.

"We'll just change it all when we get in."
- Garrett the carrott

 

[Dr Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF]

The government could contract their mates to distribute the laptops to schools,
they would get laptops at $35 and sell them to schools at $700 a piece - that
would happen if Australian Labor was in charge in India.

Not to mention all the users who would die from electrocution and fires caused
by faulty equipment.

--

- KRudd at his finest.

"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"This is the recession we had to have!"
- Paul Keating explaining why he gave Australia another Labour recession.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"By 1990, no child will live in poverty"
- Bob Hawke again, desperate to win another election.

"A billion trees ..."
- Borke, pissed as a newt again.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

"SHUT THE **** UP YOU DUMB ****!"
- FlangesBum on learning the truth about Labour's economic capabilities.

"I don't care what you fuckers think!"
- KRudd the KRude Rat at his finest again.

"We'll just change it all when we get in."
- Garrett the carrott

 

[Don McKenzie]

http://www.physorg.com/news199083092.html
Cheers Don...

well, you can ebay a windows CE laptop now for $95AUD
http://tinyurl.com/34yo3t2

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[qmod]

well, you can ebay a windows CE laptop now for $95AUD
http://tinyurl.com/34yo3t2

Cheers Don...

And that may include postage as well.
I bought one a few months ago, total $91.00

 

[Don McKenzie]

And that may include postage as well.
I bought one a few months ago, total $91.00

running it under Linux or CE?
if so CE6 installed?

dirt cheap either way.

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[Don McKenzie]

You really shouldn't believe everything you see on the internet.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/201840/Why_the_35_Tablet_Will_Never_Exist.html?tk=rss_news

You really shouldn't believe everything you see on the internet.
(I think I heard an echo )

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[qmod]

running it under Linux or CE?
if so CE6 installed?

dirt cheap either way.

Cheers Don...

Still running on CE5 , I think the same ones are being sold by Warehouse
in aust at around $180-190

 

[will s]

"Dr Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF"
<""Trollene.has.had.more.kook.outs.than.ive.had.hot.dinners\"@kangarooistan.com.au
.."> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

Ah, another stooge with a typical labour edukashon. So what does "sell
their laptops them to" mean, retard?

what hole did you crawl out of


whatever it was, please go crawl back into

 

[Rob]

You really shouldn't believe everything you see on the internet.
(I think I heard an echo )

Cheers Don...

NET Not Everything is True.

 

[Dr Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF]

"Dr Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF"


what hole did you crawl out of

whatever it was, please go crawl back into

Unlike queers like you, I don't crawl into and out of holes.

--

- KRudd at his finest.

"The Labour Party is corrupt beyond redemption!"
- Labour hasbeen Mark Latham in a moment of honest clarity.

"This is the recession we had to have!"
- Paul Keating explaining why he gave Australia another Labour recession.

"Silly old bugger!"
- Well known ACTU pisspot and sometime Labour prime minister Bob Hawke
responding to a pensioner who dared ask for more.

"By 1990, no child will live in poverty"
- Bob Hawke again, desperate to win another election.

"A billion trees ..."
- Borke, pissed as a newt again.

"Well may we say 'God save the Queen' because nothing will save the governor
general!"
- Egotistical shithead and pompous fuckwit E.G. Whitlam whining about his
appointee for Governor General John Kerr.

"SHUT THE **** UP YOU DUMB ****!"
- FlangesBum on learning the truth about Labour's economic capabilities.

"I don't care what you fuckers think!"
- KRudd the KRude Rat at his finest again.

"We'll just change it all when we get in."
- Garrett the carrott

 

[Clocky]

Dr Sir John Howard, AC, WSCMoF"
<""Trollene.has.had.more.kook.outs.than.ive.had.hot.dinners\"@kangarooistan.com.au

Ah, another stooge with a typical labour edukashon. So what does
"sell their laptops them to" mean, retard?

That's rich coming from a Liberal party stooge.

 

[Clocky]

You really shouldn't believe everything you see on the internet.


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