Sunday, March 11, 2012

Internet


History of the Internet in Indonesia began in the early 1990′s. When the internet connection in Indonesia is better known as the community network, where the spirit of cooperation, kinship & mutual cooperation is very pronounced. But in its development, the internet in Indonesia was very cold and commercial.
Based on ARIN and APNIC whois records, the Internet protocol (IP), the first of Indonesia, UI-NETLAB (192.41.206/24) registered by the University of Indonesia on June 24, 1988. RMS Ibrahim, Suryono Adisoemarta, Mohammed Ihsan, Robby Soebiakto, Putu, Firman Siregar, Adi Indrayanto, and Onno W.Purbo are some legendary names in the early development of the Internet Indonesia in 1992 through 1994. Each has mengontribusikan personal expertise and dedication in building historical footage computer network in Indonesia.
The writings that promote the existence of the Internet network in Indonesia can be seen in several articles in print media such as COMPASS, entitled “Computer networks using low cost radio” in November 1990. Also some short articles on the magazine’s Student Association of Electrical Electron ITB in 1989.
Around the year 1994 began operating IndoNet headed by Sanjaya. IndoNet is Indonesia’s first commercial ISP. At that time the POSTEL not know about the crevices of the Internet business & are still very few Internet users in Indonesia.Initial connection to the Internet using dial-up performed by IndoNet, a step which is quite reckless, perhaps. Location IndoNet still in the area in the complex Rawamangun UI faculty, incidentally Sanjaya’s father is a lecturer in the UI. IndoNet early access in the early use text mode with a shell account, lynx browser and email client pine on AIX servers.
Starting in 1995 some BBS in Indonesia such as Clarissa provide Telnet access services abroad. Using the remote browser Lynx in the U.S., then the Internet users in Indonesia can access the Internet (HTTP).
Recent developments that need to be taken into account is the trend toward e-commerce and internet cafes are mutually supporting one another & Indonesia led to a more solid community in the world of information. Fellow e-commerce to build their communities in some of the major mailing lists such as warta-e-commerce@egroups.com, mastel-e-commerce@egroups.com, e-commerce@itb.ac.id & i2bc@egroups.com.
Since 1988, CIX (UK) offers the services of e-mail and Newsgroups. Later offering services HTTP and FTP access. Some Internet users are using 1200 bps modems and phone lines are very expensive International to access the Internet. Since 1989 Compuserve (USA) also offers the services of e-mail and newsgroup recently, HTTP / FTP. Some users of CompuServe using a modem connected to the Gateway Infonet located in Jakarta. CompuServe access costs are still expensive, but much cheaper than CIX.
That’s a short story about Indonesian internet history.


Source : let them in

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