Minitel 1 bi standard: Notice à usage professionnel
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<p>Documentation for the Minitel 1b terminal equipment produced by Telic in 1986.</p>
<p>The Minitel 1b, also known as the "bi standard" Minitel 1, supported two modes: videotex and telematic. The videotex mode was used to access serivces on the Télétel platform. The telematic mode provided compatibility with standard ASCII interfaces such as a BBS or time-sharing service.</p>
<p>This brochure provides a quick reference for various scenarios including basic set-up, common keyboard commands, and how to connect a PC, modem, or printer.</p>
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1986
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France Telecom Price List (1991)
The 1991 France Telecom Price list, including Minitel's access and per-minute prices. Connecting to the online phone book for 3 minutes was free (for multiple searches, one would just disconnect and reconnect every 3 minutes to avoid being charged), but the popular "3615" services, including the "pink-Minitel" chat rooms cost from 0.874 to 1.25 FF per minute -- (0.3 to 0.19 EUR per minute). Minitel was expensive!
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France Telecom letter, 1991
A 1991 letter from France Telecom to its clients lauding the French telecommunications system as one of the most modern in the world. Indeed, "[i]n 1989, Minitel made France the world's most 'wired' country" - (James Gillies & Robert Cailliau, How the Web Was Born, 2000)
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