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Simputer is a multilingual
mass access low cost hand held device currently being developed. The information
mark up language is the primary format of the content accessed by the Simputer.
The information mark up language (IML) has been created to provide a uniform experience
to users and to allow rapid development of solution on any platform.The Simputer
proves that illiteracy is no longer a barrier in handling a computer. The Simputer
through its smart card feature allows for personal information management at the
individual level for a unlimited number of users. Applications in diverse sectors
can be made possible at an affordable price.A
rapid growth of knowledge can only happen in an environment which admits free
exchange of thought of information. Indeed, nothing else can explain the astounding
progress of science in the last three hundred years. Technology has unfortunately
not seen this freedom two often. Several rounds of intends discussions among the
trustees convinced them that the only way to break out the current absurdities
is to foster a spirit of co-operation in inventing new technologies. The common
mistake of treating to-operation as a synonym of charity poses its own challenges.
The Simputer Licensing Framework is the Trust's responds to these challenges.A
Simputer is a multilingual, mass access, low cost, portable alternative to PC's
by which the benefits of IT can reach the common man. It has a special role in
the third world because it is ensures that illiteracy is no longer barrier in
handling a computer. The key to bridging the digital divide is to have shared
devices that permit truly simple and natural users interfaces based on sight,
touch and studio. The Simputer meets these demands through a browser for the Information
Markup Language (IML). IML has been created to provide a uniform experience to
users to allow rapid dev100elopment of solutions on any platform.
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