[Assam] WoW--the $ 10 Desi Laptop is Here!!!

[Alpana B. Sarangapani]

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> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 02:42:18 -0800> From: amlanl at yahoo.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] WoW--the $ 10 Desi Laptop is Here!!!> > can someone tell me how on earth i can take my self out of this mailing list????? thanks> >  >  > --- On Fri, 2/6/09, Alpana B. Sarangapani <absarangapani at hotmail.com> wrote:> > From: Alpana B. Sarangapani <absarangapani at hotmail.com>> Subject: Re: [Assam] WoW--the $ 10 Desi Laptop is Here!!!> To: assam at assamnet.org> Date: Friday, February 6, 2009, 7:00 AM> > Hi again, C'da:> > So it's going to be an electronic reading device like Amazon's Kindle?> That's not bad either, and just for Rs. 500 instead of $330 or more - the> cost of a Kindle, it would be great. And if it indeed is a device like the> Kindle, it would not need a computer or a cable. If it serves another purpose,> like providing eJournals or ebooks, and not a complete lap-top, so what, and> that too for Rs. 500? > > In case, you were serious in asking about UGC and MHRD, don't they stand> for University Grant Commission and Ministry of Human Resources Development that> exist for educational development? I see a good connection of producing a device> that they "ended up with" with these two agencies and did not see them> doing anything "shameful" as the article suggested.> > >desi-ingenuity has finally arrived on > the scene, bearing $ 10.00> laptops for the > deprived of the world. A mini tech-revolution > flashed> across my mind-screen.> > So do not give your hopes up yet!> > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 08:56:32 -0600> To: assam at assamnet.org> From:> cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: Re: [Assam] WoW--the $ 10 Desi Laptop is> Here!!!> > Hi A:> > > > At 6:05 PM -0600 2/4/09, Alpana B.> Sarangapani wrote:> >Good you found out about that, C'da.> >>> >Have you already spent the money buying Zantac > >to reduce the> heartburn? If you have the reciept > >and haven't opened the package> yet, you can > >return it, you know! > >> >Oh wait, may be you> can save them to use for > >many more other things that India might come> up > >with.> >> >:) :) :)> >> > > > ***> Actually I OD'd on antacids when mm wrote > about the imminent arrival of> the @ 10.00 > desi-laptop.> That gave me a lot of heartburn. But after the> > heavy dose of antacids settled my stomach, I > thought about it a bit> more. For a fleeting > moment I thought that hey--this is good! Maybe, >> just maybe, desi-ingenuity has finally arrived on > the scene, bearing $> 10.00 laptops for the > deprived of the world. A mini tech-revolution >> flashed across my mind-screen.> > But I should have known better.> >> *** Tell us though, do you think ToI was catering > to the despicable wishes> that lurk the shadowy > crevices of anti-Indians' black hearts, by >> characterizing it "---turned out to be a joke--", > belittling> genuine efforts of IT geniuses from > the hallowed halls of institutions like> " Vellore > Institute of Technology, scientists in Indian > Institute> of Science, Bangalore, IIT-Madras, UGC > and MHRD -" ? ( I don't> know anything about these > named institutions, except for IISc. and IIT-M.> > But I am sure they are all a cut above ).> > I mean,has ToI descended> to the depths of > negativism by splitting semantic hair over a ' >> firangi' ( foreign) language here? If the > currently-$> 20.00-but-soon-to-be-$ 10.00 > invention is a COMPUTING device, it IS a >> COMPUTER, isn't it?> > Why do they have to say things like> "---MHRD > should first think about the feasibility of such >> projects before they are launched. The entire > world was watching. This act> of MHRD has shamed > the nation,'' .> > > *** BTW, what does> MHRD stand for? Tell me it is > not Most Humiliating Research and> Development, is > it ?> > > c-da :-)> > > > > >> > > > > > > >> >> > > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009> 15:22:38 -0600> To: > >assam at assamnet.org> From:> cmahanta at charter.net> > >Subject: [Assam] WoW--the $ 10 Desi Laptop is> > >Here!!!> > >> >http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Govts_much-awaited_10_laptop_turns_out_be_a_joke/articleshow/4078115.cms>> > > > > >Govt's much-awaited $10 laptop turns out be a >> >joke> 5 Feb 2009, 0054 hrs IST, Neelima Rao, > >TNN> > >> TIRUPATI: The hype surrounding the $10 > >laptop ``prototype''> with two > GB RAM turned > >out to be a joke when the department of> Human > >Resources > Development announced - during its >> >inauguration in the temple town of > Tirupati - > >that it> wasn't a laptop at all but a computing > >device.> > While the> world eagerly waited for > >the launch of the $10 laptop - > designed> by > >students of Vellore Institute of Technology, > >scientists> > in Indian Institute of Science, > >Bangalore, IIT-Madras, UGC and> MHRD - > it > >wasn't a patch on the $100 laptop made by >> >MIT.> > The MHRD officials said the price was > >working out to> be $20 but with > mass production > >it was bound to come down to $10> (Rs 500) and > >thus > become affordable for every student in >> >India.> > But netizens were disappointed when > >the> ``laptop'' turned out to be > nothing more > >than a computing> device along with a hard disk > >with > e-books, e-journals and> relevant > >educative material through the > >> >state-art-of-the-art ``Sakshat'' portal.> > As > >the> device appeared smaller than the normal > >laptop with 10-inch > length> and five-inch > >width, buzz got around that it was a > >> >``Nano-top'' and not a laptop. But MHRD official > >brought> the curtains > down on all the hungama, > >saying it was just a> computing device with > 2GB > >memory.> > Joint Secretary, MHRD,> N K Sinha said > >that the device still needs to > be fine tuned. >> >But he had no answer to the million dollar > >question: > where was> the $10 laptop?> > The > >talk of the ``invention'' had> raised > >expectations of bridging the > technological > >divide> between rural and urban India. Talking to > >TOI, a > Professor from> Sri Venkateswara > >University said (on the condition of > >> >anonymity), ``How can just a computing device > >bridge the digital> > divide and make access to > >computer literacy affordable to the> masses? > > >Where will poor students get computers to jack >> >this gizmo with? Will > MHRD provide computers > >and internet> connectivity in rural and remote > > >areas? There is no clarity among> the officials > >themselves,'' he said.> > A research> scholar > >from Mahila University said, ``How many > >students >> in Tirupati have access to computers? > >Then, MHRD hasn't given> details > of the size of > >the screen, storage, processor, etc. MHRD> should > >first > think about the feasibility of such > >projects> before they are > launched. The entire > >world was watching. This act> of MHRD has > >shamed > the nation,'' she said.> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________> >> >assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> >> >http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org>> >_________________________________________________________________>> >Windows Live�: E-mail. Chat. Share. 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