Manchester Host

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The Manchester Host was an early example of a municipal networking project. Its aim was to foster social and economic development in Manchester, England by encouraging the use of on-line communications and information services by businesses, public sector and voluntary organisations.

The project was launched in 1991 by a partnership of Manchester City Council, the Manchester Metropolitan University, and Poptel. At its core was an email and database service, accessible locally via dial-up and via the international X.25-network globally. The email service used equipment provided by German company GeoNet. A free-text database was accessed by what we'd now call a 'search engine' provided by a company called Memex.

The project involved a number of parallel activities including the establishment of "Electronic Village Halls": drop-in centres where users could learn about the new online communications and information ("telematics") technology; and the creation of the Manchester Community Information Network.

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