Intel intros kiosk PCs to India

The idea is that local business people will run the kiosks and give access to online services to villages across India.

The machines themselves are ruggedised to cope with extremes of the weather with a removable dust filter and a fan designed to keep the mobo cool even if it hits 45 degrees Celsius. The kiosk PCs will also have a UPS in the inevitable event of power cuts.

People not computer literate can have their data keyed in by certified operators. Many areas of rural India have poor infrastructure, few people have telephones, and a large number of STD phone kiosks cater to that need. µ

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