[[File:Minitel terminal.jpg|thumb|right|Minitel 1B]][[File:Minitel Amcharge.jpg|thumb|right|3615 AMCHARGE]] The Télétel (usually called Minitel, officially known as Télétel, named after the terminal) was an interactive 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.
Only the Minitel service, which used on-demand access through the telephone network, was commercially successful for a long time. Subscription-based services like Prestel (UK), Bildschirmtext (Germany), Videotel (Italy), Télidon (Canada), and Captain (Japan) failed commercially and were stopped soon after testing. In the United States, there was a stalled attempt by USWest to bring this service to two test markets: Minneapolis and Omaha. [[Filehttps:Minitel terminal//fullempty.jpg|Minitel 1B]sh/posts/exeltel2.html Source] <br> == Amstrad CPC services ==
Multiple services existed in In the CPC era, like 3615 AMCHARGE and 3615 MICROCHARGE, multiple services existed to download games for the Amstrad CPC via Minitel, like 3615 AMSTRAD, 3615 AMCHARGE and 3615 MICROCHARGE.
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== Links ==
*[https://wwwminitel.inadarkarcade.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/i00002041/election-presidentielle-1981-annonce-resultat-mitterrand-elu 1981 French presidential election resultsindex3.php DarkArcade Minitel (FR)] Minitel was used to display resultsVideotex Amstrad news service
*[https://xn--multipli-i1a.fr/minimit/ Minimit] To connect your Minitel to servers as the PSTN has been retired
*[https://wwwyoutu.minipavibe/BpDrWriI7lo Je teste le Minimit] [https://youtu.frbe/emulminitelF2mgDSBWOxI Le Minitel en 2023, petit tour sur des Micro-serveurs] [https:/index/youtu.php?gw=wss%3A%2F%2Fgo.minipavi.fr%3A8181%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.darkarcade.fr%252Findex3.php DarkArcade be/WVX69zegK2c Le Minitel (FR)en 2025] by [[Kaspius Le Vrai]] Videotex Amstrad news service
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