Show Notes
When Australia joined the global internet in 1989, it was far from what we know and love today. Digital music, video and images were not widely distributed online – that is, until James Pinakis entered the chat.
James was studying his PhD in computer science and software engineering at UWA when he decided to write a computer program to distribute pornography. People from all around the world logged into his server to download images, which eventually grinded Australia’s internet connection to a halt.
What was it like to send porn to the entire world in the early days of the internet?
Jeff Bullen returns for season two of Planet Perth with James, otherwise known as the Porn King of UWA.
We also hear from Justin Zobel, Professor in Computer Science at the University of Melbourne.
Planet Perth Episode One The Porn King of UWA
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