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Australia first connected to Internet
Australia was connected to the internet on 3 September 1983 when Darwin established a connection to the University of California in Berkeley, California and connecting via a UUCP dial-up using an early version of Rick Adams SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol). -
A ARNET connected to ARPANet
The first permanent circuit connecting AARNet to ARPANet using TCP/IUP over X.25 was established in May 1989. It linked the University of Melbourne with the University of Hawaii via a 2400-bit/s (bits per second) satellite connection. -
two commercial ISPs competing with one
n 1992 there were two commercial ISPs competing with one another. One being DIALix, providing services to Perth and Pegasus Networks out of Byron Bay.[8] By June 1995 this number had increased to excess of 100 [Internet Australasia Magazine], attributing some fifth of all AARNet traffic. At this time, it was decided by the Vice Chancellors' Committee that Telstra would be better positioned to lead the