[Speakers] Simputer presentation

[Aniruddha Mulay]

Marc,

> > On Mon, May 05, 2003 at 03:19:33PM -0700, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > I am the Simputer Evangelist for North America. The Simputer, a 
> > Linux handheld, is the only computer designed specifically for 
> > poor people. It supports illiterate users with text-to-speech 
> > conversion, and reduces cost by allowing users to share it using 
> > removable storage products.  SmartCards are appropriate for 
> > small amounts of data, and Flash devices for large quantities. 
> > Of course, Simputers are also useful in commercial applications, 
> > and the board is available for use in embedded systems.

You wrote:
  
> Sorry for the late answer.
> Yes, this would be interesting in my opinion.
> What do others think?

Yes, IMO this can be a good topic provided members find it
enthusing. I didn't respond earlier because
. it's kind of a handheld device - the topic for this month
  so another talk on the same topic may feel like a repetition
. I was afraid that it may be a kind of self-promotion
. this project comes from india - I felt, I should be unbiased :-)

Regards,

(Ani)ruddha Mulay

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