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The simplified '''Inveneo computer''', a computer for rural areas, designed in [[Uganda]], costs about $300(sh530,000). Its central processing unit is half the size of an ordinary Bible. The computer is powered by a motorcycle-size battery.<ref>The Inveneo is reportedly designed by the Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology, Alintuma Nsambu, together with an American, Mark Summer. [http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/556877 Uganda designs computers for rurals], ''New Vision Online'', 29th March, 2007.</ref> | The simplified '''Inveneo computer''', a computer for rural areas, designed in [[Uganda]], costs about $300(sh530,000). Its central processing unit is half the size of an ordinary Bible. The computer is powered by a motorcycle-size battery.<ref>The Inveneo is reportedly designed by the Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology, Alintuma Nsambu, together with an American, Mark Summer. [http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/556877 Uganda designs computers for rurals], ''New Vision Online'', 29th March, 2007.</ref> | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[[Inveneo]] (California-based development organization) | *[[Inveneo]] (California-based development organization) | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
<small><references/></small> | <small><references/></small> | ||
==External links== | == Interwiki links == | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Inveneo]] | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1450 Low-cost Linux computer to debut in Uganda], tectonic.co.za, 16 April, 2007. Gives some technical details. | *[http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=1450 Low-cost Linux computer to debut in Uganda], tectonic.co.za, 16 April, 2007. Gives some technical details. | ||
*[http://www.inveneo.org Inveneo's website] datasheets, open source software and hardware downloads, videos by CNN. | |||
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[[Category:Information technology]] | [[Category:Information technology]] | ||
[[Category:ICT4D]] | |||
Revision as of 11:23, 24 August 2010
The simplified Inveneo computer, a computer for rural areas, designed in Uganda, costs about $300(sh530,000). Its central processing unit is half the size of an ordinary Bible. The computer is powered by a motorcycle-size battery.[1]
See also
- Inveneo (California-based development organization)
Notes
- ↑ The Inveneo is reportedly designed by the Minister of State for Information and Communication Technology, Alintuma Nsambu, together with an American, Mark Summer. Uganda designs computers for rurals, New Vision Online, 29th March, 2007.
Interwiki links
External links
- Low-cost Linux computer to debut in Uganda, tectonic.co.za, 16 April, 2007. Gives some technical details.
- Inveneo's website datasheets, open source software and hardware downloads, videos by CNN.