AUSTPAC

AUSTPAC was a public X.25 network operated by Telstra. Started by Telecom Australia in 1982, AUSTPAC was Australia's first public packet-switched data network, supporting applications such as online betting, financial applications (the Australian Taxation Office has made use of AUSTPAC) and remote terminal access to academic institutions, some of which maintained their connections to AUSTPAC up until the mid to late 1990s.[1][2][3][4] Austpac could be accessed by dial-up to a PAD or by linking an X.25 node to the network permanently.

The Austpac general access telephone number was 01924 within Australia.[5][6][7][8]

Shutdown of Austpac

On July 31, 2006, Telstra announced the following timetable for the shutdown of Austpac:

From July 31, 2006, Austpac dedicated and dialup services via X.25, X.28, X.32 & X.75 will no longer be sold to new customers.

From December 31, 2007, Austpac dedicated and dialup services via X.25, X.28, X.32 & X.75 will no longer be sold to existing customers.

On June 30, 2008, the Austpac network will be decommissioned and will no longer be available to customers.

Austpac will continue to be provisioned to Argent and Digital Data Services (DDS) customers to access and manage their service, until further notice. Argent and DDS customers' service will not be terminated as a result of the withdrawal of Austpac.

References

  1. ^ "Discussion on AUSTPAC". The Canberra Times. 57 (17, 479). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1983. p. 14. Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "$6.5 m ELECTRONICS CONTRACT SIGNED Canberra a link in doubled Austpac data transmission". The Canberra Times. 57 (17, 279). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 January 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Advertising : "Going on line?" Telecom Austpac® is the reliable, cost-efficient way to go". The Canberra Times. 60 (18, 496). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 May 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Electronic communication for distance education: A comparison of AUSTPAC, MINERVA, TELEMEMO and VIATEL, David Kember - Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education, 1986, 2(1), 43-55. Australian Journal of Educational Technology(AJET) 2(1): Kember (1986) - electronic communication for distance education
  5. ^ EDGE DOCUMENT INTERCHANGE SYSTEM INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS, V 1.07, 14 April 2003, Australian Securities & Investments Commission
  6. ^ austphrk.txt, ...This tutorial will be focusing on the 'phone side of hacking. ..., ZEDZ.NET: purveyors of crypto since 1994.
  7. ^ 5 장비통신 - AXTPAC, 그린리프, 모브레이 & 루이스(1998) 오스트레일리아 컴퓨터화된 법률 정보 핸드북
  8. ^ Telecom Australia's AustPAC 서비스 액세스, 소프트 비어드 1990에 의해 컴파일

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