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MINITELLER [1 record]

Record 1 1998-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications
DEF

Minitel user.

CONT

Businesses can market their products, place their orders and watch the price of their stock go up or down. During the current election campaign, Minitel offered subscribers a chance to grill Environment Minister Huguette Bouchardeau via computer; 10,000 to 15,000 people either asked questions or watched the conversation on their screens. On a free evening, Minitellers can check the cinema listings or play bridge with a master. And if an encounter in one of the sexual messageries leads to unanticipated consequences, they can dial up a service called "A Thousand and One Questions About Pregnancy".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécommunications
OBS

Minitel : (nom déposé). Terminal d'interrogation vidéotex proposé par l'Administration des P.T.T. [Administration des Postes et Télécommunications et de la Télédiffusion].

CONT

Plusieurs propositions s'offraient alors à l'utilisateur : soit interroger le minitel sur les activités du RPR dans le département, soit entrer en contact avec d'autres "minitélistes" davantage en quête de charmes que d'informations politiques.

CONT

La semaine dernière, je suis sorti quatre fois avec quatre minitéllistes différentes.

Spanish

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