Re: Internet in NZ: 30 years today

Hi Lindsay,

The original router was a Proteon. John H wanted a Cisco, because they 
were already in country and maintenance was available.

The reason Ciscos were available is because VUW took delivery of five in 
early '89. They were ordered as four-slot MGSes, but three of these were 
delivered as nine-slot AGSes due to lack of stock. The one that 
originally terminated the Kawaihiko links UoW-VUW, VUW-Massey and 
VUW-Canty and managed the VUW core network, and was later re-configured 
as an access router for the VUW Internetworking Group (and its 
successors, NetLink and Telstra NZ) is in my possession: 
http://www.don.nz.net/wordpress/nzs-oldest-internet-router/

I don't know the final fate of the Proteon, but I believe it was 
disposed of. If it is still out there somewhere, I'm sure folk would 
like to know.

-- don


On 16/04/19 6:02 PM, Lindsay Druett wrote:
> That' would have been the old Cisco AGS switch that I found in the 
> network storeroom back when I worked at University of Waikato.
> It still worked at the time when I powered it up, CMOS battery (which 
> was an AA alkaline battery was stuffed).
> Got some photos somewhere.
>
> Nice piece of history.
>
>
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 16:57, Don Stokes <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     Since nobody else seems to have noticed ...
>
>     ... today is the 30th anniversary of the Internet reaching NZ. On
>     16 April 1989, John Houlker plugged in the PACCOM link connecting
>     the University of Waikato, via an analogue circuit on the ANZCAN
>     cable,to the University of Hawaii and thence to the Internet.
>
>     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xdUWja_aM
>
>     Also of note was that on 1 April 1989, the Telecommunications
>     Amendment Act 1988 came into force, formally ending the
>     century-old NZPO/Telecom regulated telecommunications monopoly. 
>     (The de-facto monopoly took a bit longer to dismantle.)
>
>
>     -- 
>     Don Stokes, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, 021 796 072
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> Lindsay Druett.
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-- 
Don Stokes, [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, 021 796 072

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