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The alternative information centres were a feature of the anarcho-pacifist attempt at social engineering from the bottom up which took place from the late 1960s to the mid- 1970s and which was referred to as the alternative society. One of these centres was in West London, England and was called Bit, a name which came from the computer usage of the term. Another centre was in West London and was was called simple WEST. The one in Manchester, England was called M.A.G.I.C. ( Manchester Alternative General Information Centre ) and there was also one in Glastonbury, Somerset.

Similar centres could be found in different countries around the world.

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