The Humane Reader is a $20 8-bit computer that contains an offline version of Wikipedi...

When you search for just about anything on the Internet, what website almost always appears within the top ten hits? If you'd looked up Wikipedia you'd know the answer I’m looking for here is “Wikipedia.” Despite rumors of dissent within its ranks, Wikipedia is one of the largest single repositories of knowledge in the world. So, with that in mind, what do you do if you want to bring a significant portion of the information on the Internet to people who can’t afford net access? You load a searchable offline version of Wikipedia onto a US$20 8-bit computer, that they can watch through their TVs. That’s what computer consultant Braddock Gaskill has done with his Humane Reader, which he hopes will find a place in homes, schools and libraries in developing nations...
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