Published: September 4, 1996

Spinning A Web

NetDay96, the highly publicized volunteer effort in March to wire California's schools for computer networks, will go nationwide in October, with as many as 40 states expected to stage one-day events. .

The original NetDay96 mobilized an estimated 20,000 volunteers to install some six million feet of wire in 2,600 California schools. President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore both took part, unrolling spools of cable at a high...