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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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