Re: [scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-24 Thread Martin Baxter
I like this. We need connections along these lines far more than we need a half-billion folks in Facebook. On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer *By ERIKA KINETZ, AP* 6 hours ago Loading...

Re: [scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-24 Thread Mr. Worf
I think what will happen is that it could create an entirely new market for people that are new to the net but the side effects is can the net handle it? I would love to see those machines sold here. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:13 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I like this. We

Re: [scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-24 Thread Martin Baxter
Didn't think of that, Mr Worf. The providers are being bandwidth Nazis as is. A few hundred million more folks horning in? They're likely to give birth, regardless of gender. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 7:20 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I think what will happen is that it could

Re: [scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-24 Thread Mr. Worf
That's not counting the people that still doesn't have broadband here in the US out in the more rural parts of the country. That's close to another 20 million or so. I think that they need to take the African approach and use cellphone towers. The real problem is going to be the backbone. On

Re: [scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-24 Thread Martin Baxter
I read you there. Infrastructure, tech support, et cetera -- the needs would go off the charts. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: That's not counting the people that still doesn't have broadband here in the US out in the more rural parts of the country.

Re: [scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-24 Thread Mr. Worf
Exactly. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: I read you there. Infrastructure, tech support, et cetera -- the needs would go off the charts. On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: That's not counting the people

[scifinoir2] India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

2010-07-23 Thread Mr. Worf
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