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The __I__nternet __C__ompany __O__f __N__ew __Z__ealand, then __A__sia __O__n__l__ine, and then [ICONZ] again.
A NewZealand [ISP].
-* Started by ChrisThorpe
and JonClarke
(??) in Jon's garage.
+* Started by Chris Thorpe
and Jon Clarke
(??) in Jon's garage.
* In 1994, they had around 18 dialup lines, and a 48K MDDS circuit. [http://groups.google.co.nz/groups?q=iconz+chris+thorpe+jon&hl=en&lr=&selm=32iibt%247sf%40news.midland.co.nz&rnum=2]
* Charged started at $50/meg for email, and $10/meg for data. Dial up to Unix systems only.
-* Expanded to Airdale
St (next door to Telecom's big black building). IHUG where
in a back room at that point.
-* Trialed PPP over 14K4
modems. Again, charged by data.
+* Expanded to Airedale
St (next door to Telecom~
's big black building in Mayoral Drive, Auckland
). IHUG were
in a back room at that point.
+* Trialed PPP over 14.4K
modems. Again, charged by data.
* Moved to Beach Road around 1995, acquired Kim Schienberg from Panix.com :)
* Acquired by Melco / Woodrow family (specifically Ron and Chris Woodrow) late 1995 / early 1996.
* Acquired by AsiaOnLine, with a name change. Moved to Philips Fox tower.
-* Acquired by EzSurf/whoever owns them now. Moved back into Airdale
St (different building tho
!)
-* Notable people: JonClarke
, ChrisThorpe
, ChrisWoodrow
, RonWoodrow
, KimSchienberg
, RowanSmith
, TerryHardie
, JSeanConnell
+* Acquired by EzSurf/whoever owns them now. Moved back into Airedale
St (different building though
!)
+* Notable people: Jon Clarke
, Chris Thorpe
, Chris Woodrow
, Ron Woodrow
, Kim Schienberg
, Rowan Smith
, Terry Hardie
, JSeanConnell
http://www.iconz.co.nz/
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