[ih] Where it All Started: Panel Discussion on the Birth of the European Internet [RIPE NCC - South East Europe 12 Meeting in Athens, Greece]

[Steven G. Huter]

On 6/15/24 9:49 AM, Eberhard W Lisse via Internet-history wrote:
> UUCP (Taylor) and UUPC (!) were instrumental in "connecting" several countries to the Internet, notably South Africa (Mike Lawrie), Namibia (yours truly) and Cambodia (and of course others I am not personally so aware off (such as Zimbabwe and Zambia). Randy Bush deserves huge credit here.
>
Greetings Eberhard

Date: Thu, 16 Nov 89 18:18:50 PST
Subject: two hours, uucp, uunet, modems, the universe, and everything

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=898128827821:488960662&fromISO=ZA

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 90 21:37:12 PDT
Subject: Email connection in Namibia

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=898132671877:489011257&fromISO=NA

Date: Sun, 11 Jul 92 10:14:02 PST
Subject: Electronic Mail in Zambia

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=890202368142:497425319&fromISO=ZM

Date: Sun, 28 Oct 90 12:51:43 SAST
Subject: UUCP feed to Zimbabwe

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=907739292011:489009737&fromISO=ZW

Date: Fri, 8 Nov 91 21:58:13 PST
Subject: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe leased line implementation

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=907740197184:489045502&fromISO=ZW

Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 16:19:50 GMT-2
Subject: Botswana Connectivity Update

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=890202288585:497424259&fromISO=BW

Date: Thu, 15 Sep 94 17:48 GMT
Subject: Guinea online

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=890202303003:497426928&fromISO=GN

Date: Tue, 25 Mar 97 14:06 PST

Subject: Liberia first connection via UUCP

https://nsrc.org/db/lookup/report.php?id=890202306204:497425879&fromISO=LR

etc.

More details archived here on this interactive map: Stepping Stones to 
the Internet in Africa

https://nsrc.org/AFRICA/network-history

Steve Huter