The Science and Technology Advisory Council is formed to coordinate "expatriate human resources in key development programs of the country." Its electronic network STACnet is important because it bought interest to the fledging Philippine Internet from around the world. The first e-mail sent from the live connection at the University of San Carlos was addressed to STACnet.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
1992: Dr. William Torres, Father of the Internet
Dr. William Torres was the managing direct of the National Computer Center, the government agency promoting computerization in the country. At that time, the US academic, non-profit Internet was of the NSF (National Science Foundation) network. The NSF was headed by Steve Goldstein. The two met and Dr. Torres was convinced that a full-time Internet connection was necessary.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
1994: First Live Internet connection
Setting up the first live internet connection was a cooperative effort of different groups.
Dr. Torres approached the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and the Philippine National bank, since thy were well-funded entitles. Both declined to fund the project.
DOST Secretary Ricardo Gloria heeded Dr. Torres´ proposal for the Philippine to connect to the Internet He included it in the Science and Technology Agenda for National Development. (STAND). Dr. Rodolfo Villarica of the Industrial Philnet was formed. Dr. William Padolina became DOST secretary and oversaw the project.
Philnet started out with an email connection for "Phase I", performed through a dialup UUCP (Unix to Unix Copy Protocol) connection made between the Ateneo de Manila University and the Victoria University of Technology in Australia. De La Salle University and UP Diliman joined the dialup network to receive international e-mail through Ateneo gateway. This connection used UCCP to bcd up mail to and from the Internet from the participating institutions.
The DOST made a grant of Php 12.45 million to the IRF to implement Philnet "Phase II", for a direct, liv connection to the Internet.
The DOST contracted Computer Systems Network Corporation (ComNet), a networking equipment vendor to implement the network linking the various and universities and organizations Arnie de Rosario then chair of the Ateneo Computer Science Department, informed the chair of ComNet, the late Dr. Willy Gan about the project. Dr. Gan drew up the PHnet network design and convinced PLDT to deliver the facilities in time for the March 29, 1994 launch in Cebu. This was to coincide with the E-mail Conference headed by Dr. John Brule, a fried of Dr. Villarica and a visiting professor at the University of San Carlos. Benjamin "Benjie" Tan headed the technical part of the project.
Later, Philnet is renamed to PHnet to avoid naming conflict with another group, a "philosophers´network"
Dr. Torres approached the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), and the Philippine National bank, since thy were well-funded entitles. Both declined to fund the project.
DOST Secretary Ricardo Gloria heeded Dr. Torres´ proposal for the Philippine to connect to the Internet He included it in the Science and Technology Agenda for National Development. (STAND). Dr. Rodolfo Villarica of the Industrial Philnet was formed. Dr. William Padolina became DOST secretary and oversaw the project.
Philnet started out with an email connection for "Phase I", performed through a dialup UUCP (Unix to Unix Copy Protocol) connection made between the Ateneo de Manila University and the Victoria University of Technology in Australia. De La Salle University and UP Diliman joined the dialup network to receive international e-mail through Ateneo gateway. This connection used UCCP to bcd up mail to and from the Internet from the participating institutions.
The DOST made a grant of Php 12.45 million to the IRF to implement Philnet "Phase II", for a direct, liv connection to the Internet.
The DOST contracted Computer Systems Network Corporation (ComNet), a networking equipment vendor to implement the network linking the various and universities and organizations Arnie de Rosario then chair of the Ateneo Computer Science Department, informed the chair of ComNet, the late Dr. Willy Gan about the project. Dr. Gan drew up the PHnet network design and convinced PLDT to deliver the facilities in time for the March 29, 1994 launch in Cebu. This was to coincide with the E-mail Conference headed by Dr. John Brule, a fried of Dr. Villarica and a visiting professor at the University of San Carlos. Benjamin "Benjie" Tan headed the technical part of the project.
Later, Philnet is renamed to PHnet to avoid naming conflict with another group, a "philosophers´network"
1994: Philippines' first internet link
March 29, 1994: The historic activation of the Philippine´s first internet link with a permanent TCP/IP connection. This was 64 Kilobit per second line using PLDT and Sprintlink, the IP service of US telco Sprint. Benjie Tan did the activation on the router co-located at the PLDT premises in Makati City, while Richie Lozada of Ateneo handled the Cebu end. This was in time for the target date, the dad of the E/Mail Conference led by Dr. Brule, held at the University of San Carlos.
The 64 Kilobit per second line run by PHnet is upgraded to larger capacity links, until the point where PHnet buys service form Bayantel´s Internet service instead. This is when the institutional members of Phnet shifted their uplinks to commercial ISPs.
The 64 Kilobit per second line run by PHnet is upgraded to larger capacity links, until the point where PHnet buys service form Bayantel´s Internet service instead. This is when the institutional members of Phnet shifted their uplinks to commercial ISPs.
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