free net

A free-net was originally a computer system or network that provided public access to digital resources and community information, including personal communications, through modem dialup via the public switched telephone network. The concept originated in the health sciences to provide online help for medical patients. With the development of the Internet free-net systems became the first to offer limited Internet access to the general public to support the non-profit community work. The Cleveland Free-Net (cleveland.freenet.edu), founded in 1986, was the pioneering community network of this kind in the world.Any person with a personal computer, or through access from public terminal in libraries, could register for accounts on a free-net, and was assigned an email address. Other services often included Usenet newsgroups, chat rooms, IRC, telnet, and archives of community information, delivered either with text-based Gopher software or later the World-Wide Web.
The word mark Free-Net was a registered trademark of the National Public Telecomputing Network (NPTN), founded in 1989 by Tom Grundner at Case Western Reserve University. NPTN was a non-profit organization dedicated to establishing and developing, free, public access, digital information and communication services for the general public. It closed operations in 1996, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. However, prior use of the term created some conflicts. NPTN distributed the software package FreePort, developed at Case Western Reserve, that was used and licensed by many of the free-net sites.
The Internet domain name freenet.org was first registered by the Greater Detroit Free-Net (detroit.freenet.org), a non-profit community system in Detroit, MI, and a member of the NPTN. The Greater Detroit Free-Net provided other subdomains to several free-net systems during its operation from 1993 to approximately 2001.
Unlike commercial Internet service providers, free-nets originally provided direct terminal-based dialup, instead of other networked connections, such as Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). The development of Internet access with cheaper and faster connections, and the advent of the World-Wide Web made the original free-net community concept obsolete.
A number of free-nets, including the original Cleveland Free-Net, have shut down or changed their focus. Free-nets have always been locally governed, so interpretation of their mission to remove barriers to access and provide a forum for community information, as well as services offered, can vary widely. As text-based Internet became less popular, some of the original free-nets have made available PPP dialup and more recently DSL services, as a revenue generating mechanism, with some now transitioning into the community wireless movement.
Several free-net systems continue under new mission statements. Rochester Free-Net (Rochester, New York), for instance, focuses on hosting community service organizations (over 500 to date) as well as seminars about Internet use to the community at no charge. Austin FreeNet (Austin, Texas) now provides technology training and access to residents of the city, "fostering skills that enable people to succeed in a digital age."

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  1. L

    Help Free net ba tm/globe?.

    Mga boss free net ba ngayon si tm/globe?.nakaka browse kasi ako ngaun e..try nyo po sa inyo..pa FB nalang po kung sa inyo din..thanks!
  2. B

    TM Free Net

    Good day po mga bossing, baka po pwede pa turo how to access free internet using my registered tm sim po sana. Salamat po sa makaka respond
  3. I

    Tutorial Free net

    Hiiinu I am nu
  4. Z

    S·T·S SMART TNT FREE NET VPN QUERY

    Ano po ba latest na vpn free net ngayon as of nov 2024?
  5. L

    Help Free net ba?

    Guys free net ata si GTM, kahapon pa di nababawasan data ko. Panay na yt ko pero gb ko ganun pa rin. Sa inyo din ba? Nakakabrowse ba kayo kahit no load ngayun? Norther luzon area nga pala...
  6. R

    DITO Paano gamitan ng free net ang dito home k10?

    Patulong po paano gamitin ang dito home n router na free net salamt po.
  7. M

    Help IOS free net using vpn app

    May mga setup po ba kau nang free net gamit ios? Paturo po mga idol
  8. G

    Tutorial Wifi häçking for Beginners, Pasokk!!

    Hidden content
  9. Z

    G·TM Ano po yung mgandang free net for globe and dito sim

    Sana may makatulong po lagi nalng kasi po ako nag papaload medyo mabigat sa bulsa Ty po
  10. M

    G·TM Globe tm free net

    Free internet globe tm follow nyo nalang instructions check nyo nalang kung GANA sa area nyo
  11. T

    Help Free net

    Baka may free net kayo jan salamat
  12. T

    Help Free net

    Baka meron kayo jan free net caloocan area
  13. P

    G·TM Ask lang po ginagamit nyo ba yung mga registered sim nyo for free net?

    ask lang po ginagamit nyo ba yung mga registered sim nyo for free net? ask lang? if not ginagamit nyo ba di reg na sim card?
  14. R

    S·T·S Free net po sya

    Download nyo lang for free din sa smart lang
  15. Y

    Help DITO CONFIG FOR FREE NET?

    QQ: May freenet config ba si DITO ? TIA
  16. P

    Help Meron po ba free net using vpn. samalat po sa magshashare

    hi po pashare naman po. baka meron kayong alam
  17. C

    Help DITO FREE NET

    Wala bang full tutorial pano gumawa ng dito no load configs? TIA
  18. Y

    GOMO Free net gomo

    Free net gomo mga par Quezon area ko
  19. X

    S·T·S Free net?

    May freenet paba ngayon na no promo or load requireD ?
  20. J

    G·TM Closed

    try niyo na...
  21. A

    DITO Free Net si Dito ngayon? Kanina pa tanghali hanggang ngayon.

    Free Net si Dito kaso di gaano kalakasan ok na pang VC, videos at browse.
  22. E

    G·TM GTM NO LOAD ALL NETWORKZ ALL AREA [PAYLOAD LITAW] HttPGustoM

    Pakigaya nalang mga PicsPicsPics👇 Use HC GTM Preffered at 302Found paren para safe👉🤡👈
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    G·TM GTM NO LOAD FOR FREE NO BLOCKING VALID FOR 3DAYS VIP USING SOCKS HTTP

    GTM NO LOAD NO BLOCKING FOR FREE PLEASE READ THE NOTE WHAT I LEFT IN CONFIG THIS CONFIG IS VALID FOR 3DAYS APP NAME IS SOCKS HTTP SERVER TYPE IS SSH NEED IP HUNT OR IP HUNTER THIS IS THE DOWNLOAD LINK BTW ENJOY Free load for GTM no blocking - PasteFly Online Notepad with Password Encryption...
  24. K

    Help May free net ba si dito now?

    Mga master baka naman
  25. M

    S·T·S STS NO LOAD (May 12, 2023) Part 2_SBR Injector

    SMART NO LOAD USING SBR INJECTOR ACTIVE IN 7 DAYS INDONESIA SERVER 7 Days PLEASE FEEDBACK IF WORKING !!! Hidden content Hidden content
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    G·TM UDP SSH NO LOAD FAST CONNECT NO BLOCKING All networks 7days [USE HC]

    Pakigaya yung sa pic Note: Clear/Reset Config muna bago paste SSH UDP Pa_React na lng po your SpeedTest if connected. Hidden content BadVPN: 7100-7300 Created: 2023-05-09 Expired: May 12, 2023
  27. F

    Help Ano magandang ρáíd vpn for free net

    Looking for ρáíd vpn
  28. A

    G·TM Free net si globe

    cavite area ako :)
  29. P

    G·TM Free Net Globe TM ngayon try na

    Guys try niyo din sayang din kasi pang update ng mga software niyo
  30. G

    G·TM Free net si gtm

    Lakas ng free net ni globe
  31. M

    Help Safe ba gumamit ng free net sa registered sim card?

    wala ba kaso? kulong o multa?
  32. J

    How to free net

    Pa tutorial naman po ip hunt
  33. A

    Penge claro sim free net

    Meron po ba free net para sa claro sim central america. Tutorial po sana di pa marunong haha salamat
  34. U

    Help Is there a free net on sun fixed load 300??

    is there a free net on sun fixed load 300?? (testing bot)
  35. L

    Help Question lang free net access sa rocketsim

    ask ko lang , may nakaranas naba freenet access sa rocketsim kahit hindi na na subscribe sa promo or na expired na? na expired unli fam ko nong feb 21 til now nakaka pag browse parin.
  36. P

    FREE NET GTM

    Freenet ata Ngayon si GTM? Nakaka internet Kasi Ako kahit no load no promo no vpn Ako Ngayon,
  37. N

    S·T·S Free net good bye naba

    Malapit na Ang Dec 26 mga ka PH. Ano sa tingin nio good bye free net na ba?
  38. O

    G·TM Free Net Ngayon

    Sana sa inyo din hehe enjoy po😎
  39. E

    Help Tanong mga master for free net

    mga master meron pa bang free net using pocket wifi and app. for pc??
  40. N

    G·TM FREE NET BA NGAUN? MGA BOSS?

    FREE NET FREE NET? SO GLOBIBO? MULA PA KANINA UMAGA AKO FREE BROWSE
  41. B

    G·TM FREE NET AGAIN

    miante or nagloloko na naman?
  42. B

    S·T·S Free net

    mga master penge po file pang armode
  43. P

    Help Free net

    ani po ang free internet ngaun na pwede sa tnt?
  44. A

    G·TM FREE NET NA NAMAN

    check niyo sa area niyo :)
  45. K

    Help May free net din po ba ang dito sim?

    PaShare naman po ako kung meron...thanks in advance
  46. H

    S·T·S Free net ni smart ayaw na

    mga maam sir nagana pa ba sa inyo yung free net ni smart ayaw na kasi saken pa share naman kong nagana pa sa inyo salamat!
  47. A

    About free net globe

    may free net ba globe ngaun mga boss? or need tlga promo muna?
  48. A

    G·TM FREE NET GTM

    free net ba ngayon or ako lang :)
  49. G

    Help FREE NET BA SI DITO NGAYON

    pa feedback mindanao area
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    Closed Delete

    Delete

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