South African scientists create cheap computer for schools

[rpm]

South African scientists create cheap computer

A team of students and professors at Wits are also hoping to change the educational system in South Africa with locally produced low-cost computers for pupils

 

[Drifter]

So the tablets werent in enough. Do they honestly think a "cheap" computer wont get stolen either?

 

[DA-LION-619]

How is this different from the raspberry pi?

 

[FuLL_MeT4L]

How is this different from the raspberry pi?

The rpi is an agent of neo-colonialism, apparently. Didn't you read the piece?

 

[Seriously]

So all just an idea so nothing at all yet? Why reinvent the wheel. i cannot see us producing anything cheaper than in China.

 

[AstroTurf]

How is this different from the raspberry pi?

“Someone could say I am producing something here, when [most of what they are using to built it] comes from China,” he said.

lol, so are they going to build these pc's out of beer cans and bits of binding wire?

 

[ThinkCentre]

Will these PCs also turn up late for work and have regular strikes?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Gauteng recalled a couple of tablets recently, because of theft....


...wonder whether this will also be affected by theft....

 

[ginggs]

Wrigley said work was being done on mini PCs, which are central processors a little larger than a deck of cards that can connect to a screen, laptops and eventually tablets.

Central processors that big, must be a Pentium Pro or something.