Internet-in-a-Box

Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a low cost digital library, consisting of a wireless access point with storage, which users nearby can connect to.^[1] The hardware and software from which it is built has changed since 2012, as miniaturization of storage space and electronics progressed.^[2] As of 2017, its hardware often consists of a Raspberry Pi with a replaceable storage card.^[1]

In 2016, Columbia University's Masters in Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) explored using these boxes in the Dominican Republic for three months.^[3]

Distribution of devices assembled by Wiki Project Med Foundation via the Wikipedia Store began in 2024.^[4] It ships a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with a 256 GB SD card, which contains all of English^{[failed verification]} and Spanish^{[failed verification]} Wikipedia, among other resources.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Watkins, Don. "How to create an Internet-in-a-Box on a Raspberry Pi". Opensource.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ Gaskill, Braddock (2014). "Internet in a Box" (PDF).
^ "Internet-in-a-Box: Connectivity for the Rest of the World". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b Frauenfelder, Mark (1 August 2024). "Wikipedia's $58 gadget lets you access its entire library offline". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[Wat2017-1] Watkins, Don. "How to create an Internet-in-a-Box on a Raspberry Pi". Opensource.com. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[2] Gaskill, Braddock (2014). "Internet in a Box" (PDF).

[Anne2017-3] "Internet-in-a-Box: Connectivity for the Rest of the World". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[Boing2024-4] Frauenfelder, Mark (1 August 2024). "Wikipedia's $58 gadget lets you access its entire library offline". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

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