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single digit
gigabyte range (of course that requires the cheap
availability of electric power, which makes it a non-starter for
the poorest countries). With some crack Linux hackers we should
be able to whip up something that runs on a 486 (using a
miniature Linux distro for embedded devices and a very lean
webbrowser like Dillo).
I recall seeing a TV item where the South African Government had
developed an English inventor's idea of a $5 hand (crank) powered
radio and put it into production, and that they were looking at
the possiblilty of doing something similar with a computer.
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