[LINK] RFC: The Web in Oz, 1992-94

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

Roger writes ..

> I'm trying to finalise my long-intended history of the first couple 
> of years of 'the Web in Oz' .. I'd of course greatly appreciate any
> and all feedback on the paper!  Thanks!  ...  Roger
> Australian segment:  http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/OzWH.html#WOz

(Quote).. "Two other pioneers have identified themselves. Computer 
scientist Rik Harris said that "I set up my first web server in August 
1992 when Tim Berners-Lee asked me to do a hypertext version of my 
Computer Science Technical Reports archive at daneel.rdt.monash.edu.au 
(which doesn't exist any more). I was discussing the format of search 
term URLs (can you have two ?'s in a URL?) with Marc Andreessen in 
February 1993 when xmosaic wasn't able to properly access my databases. I 
definitely had the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine [VIFP] web 
server then (www.vifp.monash.edu.au)" (personal communication, December 
2001). At 1 July 1993, VIFP was the second of only two .au entries on the 
100-strong list of registered servers (Berners-Lee 1993)."


Yes. At this time Monash was certainly very virtually-alive and growing.

Another person whom might be helpfull in regards Monash around this time
will be Monash Prof Bernard Holkner. He organized EdFac Vax accounts for
a few teachers and volunteered web etc server space. (I wrote and put up
Australia's first school-website here, under a Monash .edu domain, which
all worked fine with version 0.8 Mosaic) I'm quite sure he would be able 
to clarify/confirm the work of Rik Harris if you feel so inclined, Roger.

Bernard ..

http://newmediaresearch.educ.monash.edu.au/moodle/course/view.php?id=16
and also: http://au.linkedin.com/pub/bernard-holkner/10/469/65 

Cheers,
Stephen