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ACS-link inactive

ACS Internet service (acslink.net.au); launched 17 Mar 1994 by Canberra Branch of Australian Computer Society, service commenced 8 Nov 1994 (AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED, ABN 53 156 305 487).

Founded in Australia. https://acslink.net.au

Name history

NameFromTo
ACS-link 17 Mar 1994

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 17 Mar 1994 Inaugurated 17 Mar 1994 at National Press Club by David Lamont (ACT Legislative Assembly); service commenced 8 Nov 1994 (4,000 members online). archive archive
death c. 2002 approx Defunct. Proposal's c. 2002 is right; current c. 2001 slightly early — the retail page definitely existed into 2000 and was gone by May 2002. ISP page replaced by stale ACS society page by May 2002; 'temporarily not available' placeholder by Jun 2003. archive archive
note The acslink.net.au website and network were operated by Pegasus Networks Communications Pty Ltd (a Brisbane APC-affiliated ISP); every Wayback capture 1996–1999 presents ACSLink as a Pegasus 'member network' rather than a directly ACS-run service.

Transitions

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