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
editOn 31 July 2006, Telstra announced the following timetable for the shutdown of Austpac:
From 31 July 31 2006, Austpac dedicated and dialup services via X.25, X.28, X.32 & X.75 would no longer be sold to new customers.
From 31 December 31 2007, Austpac dedicated and dialup services via X.25, X.28, X.32 & X.75 would no longer be sold to existing customers.
On 30 June 30 2008, the Austpac network was decommissioned and was no longer be available to customers.
Austpac continued 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
edit- ^ "Discussion on AUSTPAC". Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 479. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 August 1983. p. 14. Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "$6.5 m ELECTRONICS CONTRACT SIGNED Canberra a link in doubled Austpac data transmission". Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 279. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 January 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising : "Going on line?" Telecom Austpac® is the reliable, cost-efficient way to go". Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 496. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 23 May 1986. p. 19. Retrieved 11 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ 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
- ^ EDGE DOCUMENT INTERCHANGE SYSTEM INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS, V 1.07, 14 April 2003, Australian Securities & Investments Commission
- ^ austphrk.txt, ...This tutorial will be focusing on the 'phone side of hacking. ..., ZEDZ.NET: purveyors of crypto since 1994.
- ^ 5 Equipment and communications - AUSTPAC, Greenleaf, Mowbray & Lewis (1998) Australasian Computerised Legal Information Handbook
- ^ Accessing Telecom Australia`s AUSTPAC service., Compiled by Soft Beard 1990
- State Library of New South Wales. Research Service (1984), AUSTPAC : a bibliography, The Library, retrieved 11 August 2017
- Telecom Australia (1981), Packet mode standard Austpac interface specification, EPSN 6, Packet Switching Network Group, Commercial Services Dept, retrieved 11 August 2017
- Castro, A; Stirzaker, L (1986), The use of AUSTPAC at Deakin University for distance education, retrieved 11 August 2017
External links
edit- Notes on Austpac, by Vorper VII, 28/9/1998
- The Nomenclature Maze, by Katie Blake