[plug] [link+quotes] Malaysian state-sponsored Linux box launch (Komnas Twenty20)

[Leon Brooks]

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:23, Leon Brooks wrote:
> You need to subscribe to actually read the stories, but you can get the
> gist from these snippets:

This story doesn't seem to have hit the pay-for archives just yet:

http://www.emedia.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/20020726082826/Article/

Notable quotes:

    Business development manager with Orisystem Sdn Bhd Ridzuan Ahmad, 37,
    said the new system was suitable for beginners. "It is colourful and
    simple. People who are 'scared' of computers would not be turned away
    by this system because it is user friendly.


    Nurazlin Mohd, a teacher with Sekolah Menengah USJ 13, said the Komnas
    twenty20 was simpler than the present system used at her school.


    [The Twenty20] is aimed primarily at low to middle-income home users.
    It is powered by an Intel Celeron processor and runs on the Linux
    Operating System. It has customised dual language (Bahasa Malaysia
    and English) and graphic user interface.

Cheers; Leon