[p2p-research] Short Text On DIYNGO For Dissemination Please?

[Bryan Bishop]

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Michel Bauwens wrote:
>> The mission of DIYNGO is to take renewable energy powered information
>> communications technologies to the people who really need them. This mostly
>> includes people in Developing Countries but will also include any area of
>> economic deprivation. Currently we have a prototype home made wind turbine
>> and solar array which are used to power an Asus Eee PC. The Asus is a low
>> powered Linux netbook ideally suited for work in the field. We are now
>> focussing on more mobile devices which will ultimately prove to be more
>> transportable. This kit is also about to be tested in the field. The
>> intention with this technology is to provide access to healthcare,
>> governance and education. As such a portal has been developed at
>> www.thirdspace.mobi which offers online courses.

Check out SolarNetOne, solar powered networked computing:
http://gnuveau.net/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi
http://solarnetone.org/blog
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The SolarNetOne ICT terminal network was conceived and designed to
solve the challenging problem of how to provide Internet access and
services to rural and developing areas where there is no existing
power or communications infrastructure. This problem is solved by
combining several powerful technologies: Photovoltaic solar electrical
systems, GNU/Linux, 802.11a/b/g packet radio, commonly known as
"wifi," Power over Ethernet, and the MIT X11 windowing system. It has
been described as an "ISP in a box," for reasons detailed below.
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- Bryan
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