Re: fwd: iWeek 2011 registration open

Mike

As one who was there, I find myself asking what you regard as the start 
of the Internet in SA?

Thanks to you at Rhodes, Randy Bush and others we already had 
international connections in 1990, if not before.  Some universities 
were interconnected at that stage,  Rhodes and UCT, Rhodes and Potch and 
Wits and I think a couple of others.

It had had a long gestation period as I remember discussions on 
interconnecting Universities back in 1976 when I was at UCT.   
Ironically at that stage most Universities could barely link up two 
machines on campus although I had already done it, certainly there was 
no network.

I am not sure when Vic Shaw and the FRD got involved and set up UNINET 
but I got involved with it not long after I got to Wits in 1990.

Do you see the introduction of IP as the enabler or the start of 
Internet Africa in Cape Town and Internet Solutions in Johannesburg as 
being the defining moments?   Certainly the first commercial Internet 
companies started around 1991.

Since I-Week will be on your doorstep this year, I look forward to 
seeing you there.    Maybe a key note speech on the history?  I haven't 
looked at the programme yet, maybe you are there.

Henry



On 2011/05/31 06:20 PM, Mike Lawrie wrote:
> Bretton wrote:-
>
>> 2011 Commemorates a number of key milestones including iWeek´s 10th
>> birthday, ISPA´s 15th anniversary and the 10th birthday of the Teachers´
>> Training initiative.
> November 2011 is also the 20th anniversary of the Internet in South
> Africa.
>
> Mike

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