There are a number of barebones/mass-market low-cost devices out there, many of
them aimed at the huge developing world market, hoping to outfit people with
basic PC functionality for as little cost as possible. The OLPC is among the
most famous, but perhaps the most luxurious: with a cutting-edge screen,
built-in keyboard and networking, and so on, it has perhaps aimed too high,
resulting in (as we’ve seen) increasing price and limited uptake. India’s “$35″
tablet comes to mind as well.
David Braben, perhaps best known for developing the revolutionary Elite, is now
leading a foundation called Raspberry Pi to mass produce this ultra-minimal PC
and distribute it where even an OLPC is too much. Their device is as bare-bones
as it gets, and they’re hoping to sell it for $25.
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