Computing for All.
Part of a special section on the 2002 Asian Innovation Awards, which recognize the efforts of individuals who are finding new means of improving quality of life. The recipient of a special mention is the Simputer, a small, hand-held computer, a little larger than a Palm Pilot, which was developed t...
| Publicado en: | Far Eastern Economic Review Vol. 165; no. 42; pp. 44 - 45 |
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Review Publishing Company Ltd.
October 24 2002
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