THE markets of Bangalore and Shanghai are stocked with simple 8-bit computers based on chips that consumers in wealthier nations stopped using years ago. Could these machines offer a way to provide children in India, China and other developing countries with educational software?
That is the idea behind , an organisation set up by researchers from the US, Brazil and India. The team is calling on public-spirited programmers to develop educational games for these simple machines.
Manufacturers in China alone sell 10 million 8-bit devices a year for around $10 each, says , a software researcher at the…
