answersLogoWhite

0

Email started in South Africa before the internet.

Several locally implemented networking systems implemented varieties of email well before the world-wide interconnection of the Internet.

In South Africa, the early international email connectivity used FidoNet, essentially a bulletin board system, connecting via a dial up connection to the USA to transfer batches of mail.

The first South African IP address was granted to Rhodes University in 1988. By November 1991 the South African universities network UNINET, was connected by a 'permanent' leased line to the global Internet. They in turn connected to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho and Namibia.

This, the first national TCP/IP connection of the whole of South Africa to the USA, was rated at 9600 baud. Response times were poor.

Commercial Internet access for companies and individuals began in late 1993 and early 1994.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Still curious? Ask our experts.

Chat with our AI personalities

BeauBeau
You're doing better than you think!
Chat with Beau
DevinDevin
I've poured enough drinks to know that people don't always want advice—they just want to talk.
Chat with Devin
EzraEzra
Faith is not about having all the answers, but learning to ask the right questions.
Chat with Ezra

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: When was the Internet and email introduced in South Africa?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp