[AusNOG] Is anyone else sick of Tony abbot claiming Malcolm Turbull invented the internet.

[Matt Perkins]

On 28/06/13 8:41 PM, Chris Chaundy wrote:
>
> There is some 'discussion' as to whether Microplex or connect.com.au 
> <http://connect.com.au> were the first commercial *IP* providers in 
> Australia (circa 1992/1993) - as distinct from email
As I remember it when I connected Microplex Cisco AGS via a Telecom 
Microlink to a  T/A at 64k to the netblazer at .SU Microplex connected 
to port 2.  Port 1 was already allocated and connected to connect.com. 
(well the TA displayed CD)  So to my mind connect.com was first we were 
second. However we only provided shell accounts for the first few weeks 
before i wrote the  shell scripts on the SCO box that started slip 
sessions  allocated IP's etc. So im a bit unsure who sold the commercial 
IP accounts first. It was within weeks of AARNET providing connections 
to the first as they called them then "Affiliates"

Chris how long after you connected did you start selling.

To my mind it was allays connect.com by a nose.

Matt.



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