Thais offered a million cheap computers

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But notice the concept. Don't distribute CD's with Linux. Give people
computers with Linux OS!

Subject: ICTD News for 12 May 2003
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 09:05:01 -0400
From: ICTD Newsmaster <ictdnews@undp.org>

---- Thais offered a million cheap computers

In a high-tech equivalent of promising to put food on every citizen's table, Thailand's government has begun a
campaign to bring an affordable computer to 1m Thai households by the end of this year. The ultra-cheap computers -
loaded with linux - can be ordered at post offices or branches of state banks around Thailand.Mr Surapong, who took
over the IT ministry seven months ago, said he was initially inspired to make computers available for the masses
after he read a newspaper article about Wal-Mart selling computers for $199 in the US.

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