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March 1997
About BBIS
Bridge to Bridge Internet Society is located in
Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia and was formed to bring the world to
a section of the Eastern Shore of this province from East Ship Harbour
to Marie Joseph. We were sucessful in obtaining a CAP Funding Grant
(Community Access Program), through Industry Trade Canada. This
allowed us to obtain access to the World Wide Web. We now have 52
users on line. Bridge to Bridge Internet is run by a group of volunteer
community members. Any profits that are realized through BBIS efforts
will go back to Duncan MacMillan High School to provide for increased
technology for our students. We would like to welcome Sheet Harbour
Consolidated, Eastern Consolidated and Lakefront School to the Internet
world.
The franchise site for the BBIS is located at Duncan
MacMillan High School. Here we have 8 modem lines which allow our
dial in users to connect to the web. Most internet providers use
a modem to user ratio of 12 - 1. This means that there are 12 users
for each modem line. At BBIS we are currently at a 6 - 1 ratio.
This gives us very few busies and really good service. As of yet
BBIS has not made any money. It will take close to 56 users ( this
is based on mainline accounts and right now we have quite a mix,
so the actual number could be higher) to break even to pay for our
eight telephone lines and to pay for a 56k line which allows us
to connect to the franchisor. BBIS has some grant money left to
come in March 1997. At present we have several volunteers from the
community on the BBIS board. They are:
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Kevin MacMillan
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Julia Myers
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Ian McKenzie
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David McKenzie
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Marilyn Munroe
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Mary Jean Perkins
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Larry Horton
If you would like to know anything further please
feel free to contact any of the members. Starting on November 19,
1996 the high school computer lab will be opened to allow anybody
interested in surfing the web the chance to do so. It will be opened
from 7 - 10 p.m. every tuesday evening after that. This will allow
for up to 9 users to surf the net at a time. Drop in and have some
fun!
Larry Horton
Email: Larry Horton
Update May 2000: You can view the BBIS site at http://www.dunmac.com/
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