Anshuman Dagan of Reuters news reports that the low-cost, open-licensed handheld computer, the Simputer is being made available this month from Encore Software Ltd. . . .

“India is ready this month to roll out its $200 'Simputer', a handheld computer aimed at wooing the poor across the digital divide.”

“'The waiting period is almost over. We are near the take-off stage', Vinay Deshpande, chairman of Encore Software Ltd , one of two firms with licences to make the device, told Reuters late on Thursday.”

” . . . Using free-to-use Linux software, the device allows personal data to be stored through a smart card, so enabling many users to share it . . . “

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