Errol Hewitt and Taran, This is most important that we need to develop researches, scientific and engineering prowess as of our own. However there is nothing wrong if we seek assistance from developed countries. Good deeds should be encouraged! Regards- Sadeque Hussain ehewitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Taran, Agreed!! but beyond that must be the understanding of how critical it is for INNOVATION [in every area-- including engineering etc]to become a focus in developing countries. This is critical. We cannot leave innovation in engineering for example to be centred in only the developed world only because they can currently mass produce. We have to develop our own research, scientific and engineering prowess etc. So many other things hang on this reality. Errol Hewitt
At 14:14 11/12/2005 -0600, you wrote: >Satish Jha wrote: > > >If you go to the two sites that sell "simputer".. one of them (amida) sells > >a color screen based contraption with modem and other necessary peripherals > >to make it work at $650 or so plus taxes and the other one (netcore) at > >about half the price (though I am not sure about the screen quality).. > > > >unless it is produced in larger lot sizes.. at least 100 times larger than > >current production it price can not be halved.. > > > >Its possible that at over 10 million unit lots its cost can be brought down > >to about $150 or under.. presuming such scale will necessitate various > >management responses that will focus on cost reduction to make it > >competitive.. but production can be scaled up only in response to demand.. > > > > >So why not do that instead of hopping onto Yet Another Initiative? What >you wrote above has ever been the point I have been making. > >-- >Taran Rampersad >Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.knowprose.com >http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran > >Coming on January 1st, 2006: http://www.OpenDepth.com > >"Criticize by creating." Michelangelo > >_______________________________________________ >DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list >DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org >http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide >To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/197 - Release Date: 09/12/2005 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/197 - Release Date: 09/12/2005 _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
