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computers in South Africa

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    This web page discusses computers in South Africa.

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• national information

computers in South Africa

    This web page discusses computers in South Africa.

    Internet country code: (ccTLD) .za
    Internet hosts: 3.751 million (2010) (24th in the world) †
    Internet users: 2,400,000 (Dec 2000) Internet World Stats
    4.187 million (2008) (49th in the world) †
    8,500,000 (20 June 2012) Internet World Stats

history of computers in South Africa

    Stanford University has a student project discussing the role of American computer companies in helping support and further Apartheid in South Africa:

• Computers and the Apartheid Regime in South Africa
• The History of Apartheid in South Africa
• The Use of Computers to Support Oppression
• The Ethical Questions Posed for the International Community
• Conclusion: Technology and South Africa Today
• Book References

    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.

    The Apple Store offers Macintosh computers for South Africa. Apple discusses a Mac

education

    Literacy: (2003 est.)
    total population: 86.4%
    male: 87%
    female: 85.7% †
    typical schooling: 13 years (2008) †

    Educational expenditures: 5.4% of GDP (2007) (49th in the world) †

    University of Cape Town: http://www.cs.uct.ac.za/ Department of Computer Science

national information

    Name: Republic of South Africa; Union of South Africa (South Africa)

    Location: Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
    Geographic coordinates: 29° 00′ S, 24° 00′ E
    total area: 1,219,090 sq km (25th in the world)
    land area: 1,214,470 sq km
    water area: 4,620 sq km †

    Capital: Pretoria (administrative capital)
    Geographic coordinates: 25° 42′ S, 28° 13′ E †

    Population: 49,109,107 (July 2010 est.) (25th in the world)
    urbanization: 61% (2008)
    life expectancy: (at birth) 49.2 (2010 est.) (215th in the world)
    Languages: IsiZulu (official) 23.8%, IsiXhosa (official) 17.6%, Afrikaans (official) 13.3%, Sepedi (offcial) 9.4%, English (official) 8.2%, Setswana (official) 8.2%, Sesotho (official) 7.9%, Xitsonga (official) 4.4%, other 7.2%, isiNdebele (official), Tshivenda (official), siSwati (official) †

† information, flag, and maps from Fact Book

visitor stats

    In May 2010 South Africa produced the number 11 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with less than 1% of the visitors.

    In October 2000 South Africa produced the number 35 most visitors to this website (OSdata) with less than 1% of the visitors.

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    Consumers Union’s Consumer Reports, an independent, non-profit consumer organization, claims that the following are the best computers for 2011:
    Full Sized: HP Pavillon Elite HPE-440f;
    All-in-one: Sony Vaio VPCL137FX/B, Apple iMac 27-inch MB952LL/A, Apple iMac 21.5-inch MC508LL/A; Mini: Apple Mac Mini MC270LL/A;
    Laptop 15-inch: Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch MC371LL/A;
    Laptop small: Apple MacBook Air 11.6-inch;
    Smart phone: Apple iPhone 4 (32GB), Samsung Vibrant, Samsung Epic 4G, Apple iPhone 4 (16GB).
    Consumer Reports claims that the best times to purchase a computer are January, April, June, and October.