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From: bgun@trwind.UUCP (Bill Gunshannon)
Newsgroups: comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Finding a needle in a haystack (was: future public nets)
Summary: A new idea???
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Date: 2 Jan 89 16:31:13 GMT
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While we are on the subject of "future public networks" has anyone here
considered the concept of trying to get your local public library to set
up a small machine with a handfull of terminals in order to allow access
to USENET NEWS information to people who would otherwise not only not have
that access but probably have never even heard of it.
The idea may seem strange up front but I don't think it is any stranger than
all the other magazines that most libraries tend to carry.

As an interesting side effect, if the idea caught on it could even lead to
a new backbone consisting of libraries all across the country.  


Any comments???

bill gunshannon

bgun@trwind.ind.TRW.COM