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' Aims at the Developing World Innovative sub-$200 Internet device will help non-literate users. [PC World] http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=17401

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/

'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] http://atimes.com/media/CI22Ce01.html

PicoPeta Simputers A simple handheld to bridge India's digital divide. [Technology Review] http://www.technologyreview.com/magazine/sep01/7_picopeta.asp

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] http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0%2c1282%2c44642%2c00.html

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] http://www.financialexpress.com/fe/daily/20001102/fco02022.html

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] http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/06/19/022239&mode=thread

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

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] http://www.msnbc.com/news/577521.asp?cp1=1

Handheld PC bridges digital divide Indian scientists invent cheap device enabling poor and illiterate to surf internet. [The Guardian] http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,518681,00.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] http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/apr/24spec.htm

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

Simputer to bridge divide Four scientists from India's premier science institute and three private entrepreneurs have unveiled a prototype of the "Simputer" - a portable handheld computer for the rural masses. [Australian IT] http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,1966787%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

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] http://globeandmail.workopolis.com/servlet/News/fasttrack/20010522/RVOLK

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

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

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

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

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. http://in.rediff.com/money/2003/sep/17spec.htm