Forgot to mention that if you're describing 4-5 years ago, you probably
remember Kiwix <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kiwix_-_Wikipedia_Offline>,
which has kinda morphed into IIAB.

Shani.

On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 6:11 PM, Shani Evenstein <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> We, at WikiProjectMed Foundation
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>, are manufacturing
> Internet-in-a-box <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Internet-in-a-Box>
> (IIAB).
> This holds medical content and then some, and is a hotspot that 30 ppl can
> access.
>
> Cheers,
> Shani Evenstein
> Chair, WikiProject Med Foundation.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 6:04 PM, Waller, Jen <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>>
>>
>> Might you be referring to Jason Griffey’s Library Box
>> <http://librarybox.us/> (modeled after Pirate Box
>> <https://piratebox.cc/faq>)?
>>
>>
>>
>> -Jen
>>
>> --
>>
>> *Jen Waller*
>>
>> *Director, Open Initiatives & Scholarly Communication*
>>
>> University of Oklahoma
>>
>> Bizzell Memorial Library
>>
>> 401 W. Brooks St., Room 243
>>
>> Norman, OK 73019
>>
>> 405.325.7998
>>
>> [email protected]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Libraries <[email protected]> on behalf of
>> Richard James <[email protected]>
>> *Reply-To: *Wikimedia & Libraries <[email protected]>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 9:56 AM
>> *To: *"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>> *Subject: *[libraries] Wikipedia-in-a-box
>>
>>
>>
>> Four or five years ago, I had a neat gadget that was a stand-alone,
>> non-networked Wikipedia instance. I have no recollection of what it was
>> called or where it was available from. Does this ring a bell with anyone?
>> Is there anything new along these lines that is being produced for
>> distribution in resource-poor settings?
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard James
>>
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