15 February 1985 |
Zeta RTRS (Remote TRS-80) online with 1 x 300bps modem. |
September 1985 |
Zeta Joins FidoNet - The first non-IBM system to do so, and the 23rd (?) FidoNet node in Australia.
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1986 |
Nick Andrew starts the ACSgate project at UTS (then NSWIT).
Zeta provides Internet E-Mail and Usenet news to its members through the ACSgate project, which also functioned as a general interconnection between the two networks.
The ACSgate project was the second known connection between FidoNet and other networks, and the first in Australia.
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1988 |
First Zeta PC/AT 10MHz running Minix. |
July 1990 |
First Zeta UNIX Box for dialin access: kralizec running SunOS 4.0 on a Sun 3/50. |
September 1990 |
Zeta starts charging at $1 per hour.
Completely running on UNIX now.
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7th June 1991 |
Zeta registers the domain names "zeta.org.au" and "fido.oz.au". |
1993 |
First Linux Box: Godzilla running Linux 0.99.12 on a 386/40
Mosiac released. |
May 1994 |
First Zeta direct Internet Connection at 9600bps with 3 dialins. |
October 1995 |
Zeta renamed to Kralizec and becomes a full-time business. |
1996 |
Nick Andrew receives a dedication from The Australian Internet Access Report. |
April 1997 |
New POP opened in the City.
Link upgraded to 1.5Mbits/sec.
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January 1998 |
Kralizec renamed back to Zeta. |