Okay, let's say I pick up an old Apple Airport Extreme (wireless router capable of handling 50 connections) and attach it to an unused computer, remove any log-on permissions and call it "Pine Hills Emergency Information". Wipe the memory of the computer except for what's needed to run it along with several files labeled "emergency phone numbers", "water purification", "food safety", "latest news", etc... Fire it up when the next hurricane comes and run the whole thing off solar panels. Have I made something useful?
An easier and more secure system would be to use a dedicated Wireless AP/Router/NAS i.e. a one box solution such as the AirStation™ Nfiniti™ Wireless-N High Power Router & Access Point WZR-HP-G300NH, which would cost around $80.
http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wire...-wzr-hp-g300nh/All your content can then be stored on an SDHC (8,16 or 32GB) card using a USB SDHC adapter. Power requirements would be much much lower than a PC/Apple Airport extreme combination as the off grid power supply costs will be much higher (Battery/charge controller/Inverter/Solar PV etc)
All the content including streaming video can then be accessed by your neighbours to keep them entertained. (assuming they are within a suitable range of the AP)
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