Subject: Community Networks Paper (ftp file) (fwd)

From: "Arthur R. McGee" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 15:48:21 -0700

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1993 11:58:23 -0700
From: Steve Cisler <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <[email-masked]>
Subject: Community Networks Paper (ftp file)

I have posted the following file on ftp.apple.com in the
/ftp/alug/communet directory. It's in Word (Mac), ascii (none of the
important illustrations), and Postscript (huge file if you can handle
it).  I have posted the ascii version (65kb) in four sections on
the COMMUNET mailing list and on comp.misc in Usenet.

Community Computer Networks:
Building Electronic Greenbelts

Copyright by Steve Cisler
Apple Library, 4 Infinite Loop MS 304-2A
Cupertino, California 95014
408 974 3258
Internet: [email-masked]
6/20/93
version 1.1.1

What are community networks? What sorts of information and services can
you find on these systems? What groups are starting and running
community networks? How costly are the systems, and what are the sources
of funding? This essay will discuss a number of current models for
community networks,  examine what impact they can have on the
environment in which they grow, and make a few wild guesses about the
future of such networks given the changes in computing and
telecommunications technologies.

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A brief outline
1. The Past: a look at the way electricity spread in America 100 years
ago.
2. The Present online scene; description of community networks
3. Examples: Hawaii FYI, National Capital Freenet, Big Sky Telegraph,
and Wellington, NZ, Community Computer Network.
4. Social Aspects and new projects
5. Other models: Cupertino City Net, Mercury Center, and other commercial
systems.
6. Designing a system for the 90's; mirror worlds, MUDs
7. Further information
Steve Cisler                     [email-masked]
Apple Library
4 Infinite Loop MS 304-2A
Cupertino, California 95014
408 974 3258
fax 408 825 7502