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Simputer
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<p>The Simputer is a self-contained, <a href="/facts/Open-source_hardware/UgCHeVsm">open hardware</a> Linux-based <a href="/facts/Mobile_device/cNS1Rhvg">handheld computer</a> that was first released in 2002, developed in, and primarily distributed within <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>. The product was envisioned as a low-cost alternative to <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computers</a>. The Simputer project had the initial goal of selling 50,000 units, but only sold about 4,000 units by 2005, and has been called a failure by news sources. </p>