On Saturday 14 August 2010 08:22 PM, Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Rony<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Coming back to the original topic of a $35 tablet being unveiled by the >> Govt. for the masses. If the govt. is keep on spreading computer >> literacy and usage among the masses, why is it trying to re-invent the >> wheel that has already been perfected by others. Why does it not spend >> its resources on implementing the wheel itself? The IPTV technology is >> already in place. There are set top devices available that work >> similarly as thin clients and can provide a computer desktop on the home >> television. By adding a small 2 GB chip inside it, it can have set top >> boxes that boot from their own ROM ( for those who cannot access >> broadband ). This technology is way cheaper and simple to produce too. >> >> > May you please explain more. do you have any working hardware ? > is there any step by step procedure available ?? > > >
Some months back I had posted links for the STBs and how some companies in India were trying to implement it. Will look up again. These are set top boxes similar to IPTV STBs and can turn your tv into a pc. In order to avoid broadband thin client booting, the booting should be done locally from a 2-4 GB flash card and you have a cheap pc in the house. Another advantage of having it in the house is that women can use it too when the men are out. Plus you have a decent screen size. Otherwise people are already using big screen cheap Chinese mobiles which have net surfing in it. Nowadays 2G internet is very cheap. Rs. 100 per month (almost unlimited). Sometimes I feel that big pc manufacturers may be discouraging this simple device as it can affect their sales. -- As a proper list etiquette... Please trim your replies. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Do not re-use old messages to write new ones. Regards, Rony. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
