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Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by raidicy » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:10 AM UTC

imranq wrote: post #18

I like the idea. It would be cool if multiple devices could create a mesh network where students and teachers could communicate with each other without a connection to the global internet

This was my thought exactly. Excuse my naivety, but shouldn't a wifi-enabled pi be able to broadcast and automatically connect to others around it? And as long as they all have unique names shouldn't :port_number be possible for a simple web sever on them?

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by insaaniManav » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:10 AM UTC

imranq wrote: post #18

I like the idea. It would be cool if multiple devices could create a mesh network where students and teachers could communicate with each other without a connection to the global internet

It's evolving , just backwards (read:arparent)

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by poxwole » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:17 AM UTC

This Jen, is the internet.

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by londons_explore » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:19 AM UTC

Does this solve real people's actual problems?

Selling the 32 gig SD card together with an Android app to browse the data seems far better. The majority of the world either has an Android phone (possibly a decade old), or a family member with one.

Have the android app available in the app store and the data downloadable for those who occasionally have internet connectivity (for example visiting a big city), but don't have money for an sd card.

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by mysterydip » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:20 AM UTC

In addition to the use cases mentioned, I'd love to have an offline reference like this when I'm developing in places without internet access.

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by falcor84 » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:20 AM UTC

mast wrote: post #11

Nice idea, but as other commenters has pointed out, maybe not the best name. Back in the 90’s when I first connected to the internet, my ISP provided a package called Internet in a Box made by a company called Spry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBox

>back in the 90's

I'll just put this here https://youtu.be/FBw-Z8ULwcc

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by developer93 » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:25 AM UTC

fredley wrote: post #8

brunoluiz wrote: post #3

For a second, I thought it was a reference to the IT Crowd. Anyways, amazing initiative!

Missed an opportunity to replicate the iconic black casing and red LED

Article seems to indicate it's just an installation, so it could still be made so.

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by maxwelldone » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:26 AM UTC

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #17

What? No one has mentioned Moss' "This is the Internet"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg

The one that's kept on top of the Big Ben?

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by amelius » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:30 AM UTC

ChrisMarshallNY wrote: post #17

What? No one has mentioned Moss' "This is the Internet"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbyYGrswtg

Not my kind of humor (I'm the guy in the audience who wasn't laughing).

Re: Internet in a Box

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Post by MandieD » Sun, Jun 20, 2021, 11:37 AM UTC

I like the idea as part of our power outage prep kit - running on a single Raspberry Pi means it can run off one of those ubiquitous power banks that can be safely charged from our small generator.