http://growthforall.org/2008/08/08/mobile-phone-wins-over-pc-but-the-pc-needs-to-catch-up%e2%80%a6-for-all-our-sakes/ This blog shares my encounters with remarkable people & organizations, sensible & foolish governance, and lots more….as I go on the road with the Growth-for-All movement. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://growthforall.org/2008/08/08/mobile-phone-wins-over-pc-but-the-pc-needs-to-catch-up%e2%80%a6-for-all-our-sakes/#comment-284 Professor B. B. Mohanty Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:59:14 +0000 http://growthforall.org/2008/08/08/mobile-phone-wins-over-pc-but-the-pc-needs-to-catch-up%e2%80%a6-for-all-our-sakes/#comment-284 The greatest invention of this Century, according to me, is the Mobile Phone, which has made person-to-person communication possible. A PC works with some hardware, and instanteneous communication through e-mail is possible. Some of the high-end Phones have also e-mail facilities. A PC should be made affordable for middle class homes and Village Schools. Availability of Electricity in villages and small towns is very erratic. How about a device, say a rechargeable Battery, which can operate the PC. Can the TV Screen also be used in sending and receiving e-mails ? There was a talk going around that Communication should converge. A TV Screen can be used as a Phone, interactive communication device and e-mailing device. With the ingenuity of Sam Pitroda, this should be possible. The greatest invention of this Century, according to me, is the Mobile Phone, which has made person-to-person communication possible. A PC works with some hardware, and instanteneous communication through e-mail is possible. Some of the high-end Phones have also e-mail facilities. A PC should be made affordable for middle class homes and Village Schools. Availability of Electricity in villages and small towns is very erratic. How about a device, say a rechargeable Battery, which can operate the PC. Can the TV Screen also be used in sending and receiving e-mails ? There was a talk going around that Communication should converge. A TV Screen can be used as a Phone, interactive communication device and e-mailing device. With the ingenuity of Sam Pitroda, this should be possible.

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