Hi Phil and all.
The BEST bargain site out there is: www.bensbargains.net.
Keep your eyes on it for awhile and I'm sure you'll see a great deal.
Thanks,
Katy
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Hi Cindy, Taran, others,
Why do you feel there is an inherent problem with using first-world
technologies to address third-world problems? India owes its status as a
booming IT market entirely to this phenomenon.
I'll give you a more grassroots example, however. I know of a nonprofit
based i
Hello Amy,
>My students can not take home the computers. They rush to get here
>after-school and often stay until it is dark. They walk in the rain, snow,
and all >types of weather, make their families wait to have dinner, and BEG
for more >time to use the computers. We have family time
Reading some of the discussions on this list, somehow they give me the
impression some of the members on this list is still using FIRST world tools
to solve 3rd world problems. (Sorry to use the terms first and 3rd worlds).
Not that long ago I wrote about children in some African countri
PC users enlisted in hunt for new HIV/AIDS drugs
Canadian Press
TORONTO A massive project is harnessing the power of tens of thousands of
personal computers around the world in a bid to winnow out potential drugs to
more effectively fight the global scourge of HIV/AIDS.
A virtual supercompu
Thank you, it's interesting to see these studies. I see that another
EU study on use of the internet has just been released "Internet
Activities in the European Union", which does disaggregate some data
by sex.
Also related to this topic, the just-released Orbicom-ITU publication
"From th
Where can one find these 100 dollar laptops? Are they real? We really
would do with such facilities here in Africa. Or is it one of those offers
only applicable to 'US Residents' ? So many 'free' computer offers are not
applicable to addressees from the developing (or is underdeveloped)
countrie
hi everyone -
at my new job i need to recommend a mini dv camcorder for purchase. i've long
been a canon fan, but the new zr series canon mini dv camcorders do not have a
microphone input. big mistake.
i'd like to find a camcorder that can be reloaded with mini dv tape without
being taken o
Emmanuel James Mjimapemba wrote:
>How can one purchase these 'simputers'? That can really be a good facility
>for underdeveloped countries.
>
>
I dealt with Amida directly - http://www.amidasimputer.com
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Taran Rampersad
Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad
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http://www.knowp
Dave A. Chakrabarti wrote:
> Lastly, in response to the poster who said she wouldn't give her
> hard-earned dollars to an organization that focuses on the hardware
> without considering the support / training issues, I disagree. Though
> I think the Simputer is a more appropriate solution than the
Amy Kenyon wrote:
> My feeling about all the naysayers is that it is better to be the
> cheerleader of a great cause that fails then the naysayer of one that
> succeeds.
>
I agree, and I'll add that it is better to be a cheerleader of a real
cause than to be a cheerleader of one that isn't rea
Dear Emanuel:
You are not going to get the hundred dollar computer soon. It is NOT YET
PRODUCED. They have just used the WSIS event to make a high profile
announcement with a prototype. When it is ready you and I cannot buy it.
The minimum order they would accept is a million units! One should hav
I would argue that the computer is a much more useful form of delivery
than a TV set. Indeed, with the advent of municipal wireless, more and
more traditional TV content will be delivered via broadband in any case.
I'll give you an example, impossible with TVs...what if an organization
were
The $100 laptop is a marketing exercise, no doubt...but isn't
everything? Linspire is currently moving to "sell" boxed versions of
Open Office, simply because marketing will let them reach a greater
number of people than the open source machine has currently
reached...greater market penetration
First, let me say that I am NOT an engineer, but rather a program manager for a
non-profit urban technology program for teenagers in the US. So I preface all
of my statements with my own experience.
In reading about this laptop this morning, I trully say that I see the
vision. All the
Hi Adite,
On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 10:06 +0530, Adite Chatterjee wrote:
> "Simputer has some good ideas, but only 32M of Flash. No room for
> textbooks... No Keyboard."
> In response to the above comment, just one tiny observation: pray, WHY would
> an illiterate person sitting in remote Rajasthan i
Hi Andy and all on the list.
I joined the group around a year back and was gradually picking up things
then suddenly I got this touching mail from Andy.
I still doubt ... will DDN be the same without him. But one thing is sure,
he has taken DDN to hieght from where its a smooth sail in a rough whe
Agreed Adite. The point still is that the talent and "localized" knowledge
of people in 'developing' countries must be supported in these areas to
develop and maintain the required 'tools'. Its crucial!!!
Errol Hewitt
At 10:06 21/11/2005 +0530, you wrote:
"Simputer has some good ideas, but on
Nick Negroponte had an interesting exchange with the Communications
Minister of (I think) Mali, who was trying to decide how much of his
budget to spend on ICT infrastructure.
One must consider opportunity cost. Would the Minister be better advised to
spend $100 million on laptops or on commu
I think they mean 32 mb of flash memory (nonvolatile) as in your usb jumpdrives.
On 11/21/05, Adite Chatterjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sure. But are companies really interested in creating audiovisual animations
> for the limited literate population, which is not really a very "lucrative"
> t
The reference to Flash, in this case, is dealing with RAM. Not the
multimedia software, which as Andy points out could be useful (but begs
the question, "How can people run it without being able to read." -
solutions needed).
Adite Chatterjee wrote:
>"Simputer has some good ideas, but only 32M of
John Thompson wrote:
>Valid concerns. Good questions.
>
>However, can't we ever focus on the positive and not the negative?! If MIT
>truly has a $100 laptop, isn't that a major breakthrough? MIT has done its
>part. Now it's up to others, including the so-called Digital Divide
>organizations, to c
Agreed Adite -- surely we have to see the difference in roles of the
'tutor' and the 'student' -- the 'presenter' and the viewer etc!!!
Errol Hewitt
At 15:03 21/11/2005 +0530, you wrote:
Sure. But are companies really interested in creating audiovisual animations
for the limited literate popul
How can one purchase these 'simputers'? That can really be a good facility
for underdeveloped countries.
> How about because Flash can be used to create audiovisual animations for
> limited literate populations?
>
> --
> ---
> Andy Carvin
> Program Director
> EDC Cen
Bang on target Taran -- yet again
Errol Hewitt
At 18:11 20/11/2005 -0600, you wrote:
Terry King wrote:
> At 12:00 PM 11/20/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> I suppose by buying a US$100 laptop an illiterate becomes literate and
>> exploring the Internet fulfills the curriculum of all thirty plus
>> s
Dear Terry,
Where can one find these 100 dollar laptops? Are they real? We really
would do with such facilities here in Africa. Or is it one of those offers
only applicable to 'US Residents' ? So many 'free' computer offers are not
applicable to addressees from the developing (or is underdeveloped
"Simputer has some good ideas, but only 32M of Flash. No room for
textbooks... No Keyboard."
In response to the above comment, just one tiny observation: pray, WHY would
an illiterate person sitting in remote Rajasthan in India- where
electricity, water, housing, food is a problem, need FLASH? De
Sure. But are companies really interested in creating audiovisual animations
for the limited literate population, which is not really a very "lucrative"
target market. Even if they are being done, isn't television a better medium
to target this audience? There is less of a learning curve involved,
How about because Flash can be used to create audiovisual animations for
limited literate populations?
--
---
Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
--
Alexis,
You should try Verizon Foundation. Information is available at
http://foundation.verizon.com/
Good Luck
M. Femi Mustapha
> Hello - I am on the board of a nonprofit organization that provides
> housing for women who have come out of prison and are being reunited
> with their children fr
Cindy Lemcke-Hoong wrote:
>...
> I for one is going to stop giving my hard earned money to non-profit
> organizations unless they can prove to me they have answers for these very
> down-to-earth questions from me. I am not going to spend my meager wages
> supporting MIT or anyone that is
I put up a few photos I took the other day at WSIS, of the Laptop physical
mockup, a Beta running version which I got to play with for a couple of
minutes, and the interested crowds, as seen from inside the booth. There
are also a couple of shots from the UNESCO meeting on making the Knowledge
Terry King wrote:
> At 12:00 PM 11/20/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> I suppose by buying a US$100 laptop an illiterate becomes literate and
>> exploring the Internet fulfills the curriculum of all thirty plus
>> students
>> in each class.!!
>> I am of course, not under- valuing the phenomenal wealth
Valid concerns. Good questions.
However, can't we ever focus on the positive and not the negative?! If MIT
truly has a $100 laptop, isn't that a major breakthrough? MIT has done its
part. Now it's up to others, including the so-called Digital Divide
organizations, to come to the fore. This is a m
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