The new computer, ‘Sakshat’ that is translated as “before your eyes” is the part of new program “national mission for education”. With the invention of this laptop, students can get access to their coursework, lecture and the help of specialists. Vice chancellor of Andhra Pradesh University said that India was in search of cheap hardware and software.
Cost of the laptop has been kept low so that mostly students can get access to broadband and computers. It designed by the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, the Vellore Institute of Technology, the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, the state-controlled Semiconductor Complex. It is equipped with wireless connecting device and 2 GB Ram. Official of Indian Government are satisfied with its lowest price of Rs500. This computer is also cheaper than the lime-green computer which is known as OX or Children’s Machine made by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA. Managing director of Netcore Solutions is committed with the low priced computer and said “A screen of computer cannot be made in $20”
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