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It'd probably be used in a place where internet access is infeasible (much like amateur radio is used sometimes). The kiwix project provides an example of this,
by jedieaston 7y ago
It'd probably be used in a place where internet access is infeasible (much like amateur radio is used sometimes). The kiwix project provides an example of this, where you download a compressed (either with or without images, without is a bit smaller) version of Wikipedia which is then served over the wireless NIC in a Raspberry Pi, which is handy if the internet isn't available (for example, in schools in developing areas).
https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-hotspot/ https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-hotspot/
- state_less 7y agoI was thinking of places where internet access is not available, not affordable, limited/censored or routing to the internet is not allowed/legal. I'd welcome routing to the internet as an additional service or if routing to other radios was available. Personally, I'm in a number of anchorages where I can see other WiFi beacons, but they are secured and not setup to share anything. I'd like to open up an AP or adhoc network and enable voice and text over more than VHF. Basically, if someone wants to chat with me or read my library, they can. VHF is still a nice fallback though. Kiwix looks like a nice project. Thanks for the link.