Re:Minitel – The Rise and Fall of a National Tech Treasure [...
by Jraf on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @03:43AM
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Hi,
i disagree.
A (dumb) terminal in each french house.
For free !
in the 80's!
As we had one in every house, there was "online" services which were very popular. Like school registration and ordering.
And nationwide yellow pages! 24/7 !
Without the need to get to the post office to check for the county directory, on opening hours .
It was also a wonderful tool to connect people in communities.
There was different rate charge and the cheapest were very low.
I remember spending nights and nights chatting.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTEL
As we had one in every house, there was "online" services which were very popular. Like school registration and ordering. And nationwide yellow pages! 24/7 ! Without the need to get to the post office to check for the county directory, on opening hours .
It was also a wonderful tool to connect people in communities. There was different rate charge and the cheapest were very low. I remember spending nights and nights chatting. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTEL