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{{Short description|Public X.25 network operated by Telstra}}
'''AUSTPAC''' is a public [[X.25]] network operated by [[Telstra]]. Started by [[Telecom Australia]] in 1982, AUSTPAC was Australia's first public [[packet switching|packet-switched data network]], supporting applications such as [[online gambling|online betting]], financial applications (the [[Australian Taxation Office]] has made use of AUSTPAC) and remote [[Text terminal|terminal]] access to academic institutions, some of which maintained their connections to AUSTPAC up until the mid to late 1990s. Austpac can be accessed by [[dial-up]] to a [[Packet Assembler/Disassembler|PAD]] or by linking an X.25 node to the network permanently.
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'''AUSTPAC''' was a public [[X.25]] network operated by [[Telstra]]. Started by Telecom Australia in 1982, AUSTPAC was Australia's first public [[packet switching|packet-switched data network]], supporting applications such as [[online gambling|online betting]], financial applications (the [[Australian Taxation Office]] has made use of AUSTPAC) and remote [[Text terminal|terminal]] access to academic institutions, some of which maintained their connections to AUSTPAC up until the mid to late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116422038 |title=Discussion on AUSTPAC |newspaper=[[Canberra Times]] |volume=57 |issue=17,479 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=7 August 1983 |accessdate=11 August 2017 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116444135 |title=$6.5 m ELECTRONICS CONTRACT SIGNED Canberra a link in doubled Austpac data transmission |newspaper=[[Canberra Times]] |volume=57 |issue=17,279 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=19 January 1983 |accessdate=11 August 2017 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131705560 |title=Advertising : "Going on line?" Telecom Austpac® is the reliable, cost-efficient way to go |newspaper=[[Canberra Times]] |volume=60 |issue=18,496 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=23 May 1986 |accessdate=11 August 2017 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20141209215600/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/11870/20141210-0856/www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet2/kember.html Electronic communication for distance education: A comparison of AUSTPAC, MINERVA, TELEMEMO and VIATEL]{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, 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</ref> Austpac could be accessed by [[dial-up]] to a [[packet assembler/disassembler|PAD]] or by linking an X.25 node to the network permanently.


The Austpac general access telephone number was 01924 within Australia.<ref>[http://www.search.asic.gov.au/~edge/Disspec.doc EDGE DOCUMENT INTERCHANGE SYSTEM INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS, V 1.07, 14 April 2003], [[Australian Securities & Investments Commission]]</ref><ref>[ftp://ftp.zedz.net/pub/security/info/textfiles/australia-misc/austphrk.txt austphrk.txt], ''...This tutorial will be focusing on the 'phone side of hacking. ...'', ZEDZ.NET: purveyors of crypto since 1994.</ref><ref>[http://www2.austlii.edu.au/cal/guides/retrieval/handbook/index-5.html#Heading140 5 Equipment and communications - AUSTPAC], Greenleaf, Mowbray & Lewis (1998) Australasian Computerised Legal Information Handbook</ref><ref>[https://github.com/jmarhee/Watley/blob/master/Watley_Source/truths/austpac0.txt Accessing Telecom Australia`s AUSTPAC service.], Compiled by Soft Beard 1990</ref>
==Austpac Shutdown==
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On July 31, 2006, Telstra announced the following timetable for the shutdown of Austpac:


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


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.
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.


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


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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.
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== External links==
*[http://www.telstra.com.au/services/catalogue/products/austpac.html Telstra AUSTPAC information page]
http://paclink.tech.officelive.com/default.aspx


==References==
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[[Category:Communications in Australia]]
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Wide area networks]]

* {{Citation | author1=State Library of New South Wales. Research Service | title=AUSTPAC : a bibliography | date=1984 | publisher=The Library | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18533652 | accessdate=11 August 2017 }}
* {{Citation | author1=Telecom Australia | title=Packet mode standard Austpac interface specification, EPSN 6 | date=1981 | publisher=Packet Switching Network Group, Commercial Services Dept | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18402009 | accessdate=11 August 2017 }}
* {{Citation | author1=Castro, A | author2=Stirzaker, L | title=The use of AUSTPAC at Deakin University for distance education | date=1986 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/153218285 | accessdate=11 August 2017 }}

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==External links==
* [http://web.textfiles.com/phreak/austpac.notes.txt Notes on Austpac], by Vorper VII, 28/9/1998
* [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/inCiteALIA/1990/175.pdf The Nomenclature Maze], by Katie Blake

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[[Category:1982 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Telstra]]
[[Category:Telstra]]
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[[Category:Wide area networks]]
[[Category:X.25]]

Latest revision as of 05:10, 2 March 2022

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[edit]

On 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "$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.
  3. ^ "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.
  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 Equipment and communications - AUSTPAC, Greenleaf, Mowbray & Lewis (1998) Australasian Computerised Legal Information Handbook
  8. ^ Accessing Telecom Australia`s AUSTPAC service., Compiled by Soft Beard 1990

External links[edit]

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