A Photo of Intel's New Community PC Platform in Use Is Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress.NEW DELHI New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , India -- A photo of Intel's new Community PC platform in use is available on Business Wire's web site and AP PhotoExpress. Caption: The new Intel-powered Community PC brings technology access to remote communities where weather and unreliable power compromise typical PCs. Many of these computers are expected to be used in Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the "kiosk kiosk Originally, in Islamic architecture, an open circular pavilion consisting of a roof supported by pillars. The word has been applied to a Turkish summer garden pavilion and a type of early Persian mosque. " centers in villages across India. The kiosks, run by local entrepreneurs, provide access to online services such as e-Government forms, education and medical advice. The Community PC extends the benefits of personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. to those who lack the access and the means to use technology. |
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