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They simply would visit a local kiosk and have a kiosk "operator" input their data online.Narrowing the Gap
In creating initiatives to deliver highly affordable computers for underdeveloped countries, Intel is far from alone.
Several organizations and technology companies, including Microsoft, are keen to get hardware, software, and services into developing regions around the globe.
As one notable example, MIT Media Lab cofounder Nicholas Negroponte, who believes a hand-cranked, ruggedized PC would be valuable in regions with spotty electrical power, has spearheaded a major effort to get a laptop into the hands of every child around the world.
Initiatives also are sprouting up from inside impoverished nations themselves.
For example, Indian firm Big Apple has unveiled an "Intel-ligent PC" that offers basic computing capabilities for a very low price.
Attempting to narrow the digital divide between developing nations and more ma...
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