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APANA active

Volunteer-run community internet network (1992) providing low-cost/non-commercial access; still active as a hobbyist networking org (AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC ACCESS NETWORK ASSOCIATION INC., ACN 081 355 722).

Founded in Australia (national). https://www.apana.org.au

Name history

NameFromTo
APANA 1992

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 1992 Founded by Mark Gregson, successor to PubNet; incorporated in Victoria; predates the Wayback archive (earliest apana.org.au capture 12 Jul 1997) and unverified.

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
incoming acquisition APANA ACT node brand
APANA ACT regional node part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1994 archive
incoming acquisition APANA Brisbane node brand
APANA Brisbane regional node part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1994 archive usenet-faq faq
incoming acquisition APANA Melbourne node brand
APANA Melbourne regional node part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1994 archive usenet-faq faq
incoming acquisition APANA Sydney node brand
APANA Sydney regional node part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1994 archive usenet-faq faq
incoming acquisition APANA WA node brand
APANA WA regional node part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1994 archive
incoming acquisition APANA SA node brand
APANA SA regional hub part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1995 archive
incoming acquisition APANA Hunter node brand
APANA Hunter regional node part of the national APANA organisation.
c. 1999 archive

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