[ILUG-BOM] Which is the cheapest hand-held available?

[jtd]

On Thursday 19 Mar 2009, Deboo wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:31 AM, jtd <jtd at mtnl.net.in> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 18 Mar 2009, Deboo wrote:
> >> Which is the cheapest / low-cost hand-held computer (not mobile
> >> phone) available which even a por man anywhere in India can buy
> >> with little money?
> >
> > A handheld is more expensive than a cell phone.
> > If you are talking of eepcs LG is Rs.17500 afaik.
> >
> > Wonder what poorman would afford that.
> >
> > What exactly do you have in mind?
>
> I need a simple organizer. What is the cheapest hand held computer
> available in India that is fast or slow, big or small, preferably
> as low-cost as possible, so that I can store my appointments 

Cell phone without sim

> and 
> email on it, 

Now you need connectivity. so you need tcp stacks os memory, etc etc 
etc. Add Rs. 6000 to above cel phone

> and some light documents / shell scripting?  

Man why dont you first read something about computers.
Next you will want guest os with rdbms.

> I don't  
> need it to be a phone necessarily, nor a camera, nor a radio.  just
> something simple so I don't miss appointments, and also I can store
> some basic stuff. In the poorman's range.
>
> Deboo



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