tailieunhanh - THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET IN THAILAND

We would like to thank Thailand’s Internet pioneers — Dr. Kanchana Kanchanasut, Dr. Thaweesak Koanatakool, Khun Trin Tantsetthi, Khun Robert Elz, and Dr. Yunyong Teng-amnuay — who provided enthusiastic and cooperative support for this case study. Sincere appreciation goes to Khun Pramote Jutaporn and Khun Nittida Nuansri of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) who provided a copy of the first email message sent from PSU to Australia on June 2, 1988. We are also indebted to Dr. Deunden Nikomborirak of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) and Khun Manoo Ordeedolchest, the president of the Association of Thai Computer Industry, who supplied data about the current state of the national network,. | J V THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET IN THAILAND Sirin Palasri Steven G. Huter Zita Wenzel . The Network Startup Resource Center NSRC University of Oregon The History of the Internet in Thailand by Sirin Palasri Steven Huter and Zita Wenzel Cover Design Boonsak Tangkamcharoen Published by University of Oregon Books. International Standard Book Number 0-87114-288-0 Printed in the United States of America. Copyright 1999 State of Oregon by and for the State Board of Higher Education on behalf of the Network Startup Resource Center at the University of Oregon. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be used or reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form without the prior written consent of the authors. Requests for permission should be addressed to The Network Startup Resource Center NSRC 1225 Kincaid Street 1212 University of Oregon Eugene Oregon 97403-1212 USA Telephone 1 541 346-3547 Email nsrc@ Fax 1 541-346-4397 http This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. NCR-961657. Any opinions findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. This book is printed on recycled .