By Bernama
Kathmandu : Microsoft and Intel are set to launch the Intel Classmate PC (CMPC) for schoolchildren in Nepal soon, China’s XINHUA news agency reported Wednesday quoting a local daily as saying.
Tilden Wu of Intel said at a press meeting in the capital on Tuesday that the laptop would cost between US$200 and US$300 and would be available in Nepali market in a month or two.
A part of Intel’s World Ahead Program, the CMPC is targeted at providing one computer per student in emerging markets.
The small and light-weight kid-friendly laptop has a convenient carrying handle, is water resistant and has a durable rugged design for children’s daily use.
Allen Bailochan Tuladhar, Country Manager of Microsoft MDP for Nepal, said the laptop would also be compatible with the Nepali versions of Windows XP and Microsoft Office.
At the function, Haja Sheriff from Microsoft also gave a presentation on Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential Group program which aims at enabling sustained social and economic opportunity for 5 billion people.