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The Minitel, officially known as Télétel, was an interactive videotex online service accessible through telephone lines.
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The Minitel, officially known as Télétel, was a videotex online service accessible through telephone lines.
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Videotex is a modified interactive version of the Teletext protocol that existed in TV broadcast.
  
 
Launched commercially in 1982, it was the world's first and most successful mass-market online service prior to the World Wide Web.
 
Launched commercially in 1982, it was the world's first and most successful mass-market online service prior to the World Wide Web.
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
  
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*[https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/i00002041/election-presidentielle-1981-annonce-resultat-mitterrand-elu 1981 French presidential election results] Minitel was used to display results
 
*[https://xn--multipli-i1a.fr/minimit/ Minimit] To connect your Minitel to servers as the PSTN has been retired
 
*[https://xn--multipli-i1a.fr/minimit/ Minimit] To connect your Minitel to servers as the PSTN has been retired
*[https://www.minipavi.fr/emulminitel/index.php?gw=wss%3A%2F%2Fgo.minipavi.fr%3A8181%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.darkarcade.fr%252Findex3.php DarkArcade Minitel (FR)] Télétel-like videotex Amstrad news service
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*[https://www.minipavi.fr/emulminitel/index.php?gw=wss%3A%2F%2Fgo.minipavi.fr%3A8181%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.darkarcade.fr%252Findex3.php DarkArcade Minitel (FR)] Videotex Amstrad news service
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 30 April 2025

The Minitel, officially known as Télétel, was a videotex online service accessible through telephone lines.

Videotex is a modified interactive version of the Teletext protocol that existed in TV broadcast.

Launched commercially in 1982, it was the world's first and most successful mass-market online service prior to the World Wide Web.

Minitel 1B

Multiple services existed in the CPC era, like 3615 AMCHARGE and 3615 MICROCHARGE, to download games for the Amstrad CPC via Minitel.

3615 AMCHARGE


Nowadays

The Minitel can still be used today to access your Amstrad news.

Minitel MiniPAVI.jpg Minitel Amstrad News.jpg Minitel DarkArcade Server.jpg


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