https://blog.jgc.org/2023/09/breathing-life-back-into-minitel-1b.html John Graham-Cumming's blog 2023-09-09 Breathing life back into a Minitel 1B with the Minimit! Regular readers will know that I have a lot of love for the French Minitel system and own a couple. In the past I've written about using a Minitel 1B as a terminal and replacing the EPROM in a Minitel 2 to run custom firmware. Today I'm going to blog about a project called Minimit. The Minimit is a small, Minitel-shaped box that attaches to the Minitel's DIN port and brings the Minitel experience back to life. The box contains an ESP32 which talks to the DIN port outputting Minitel-compatible text and graphics. And the graphics and letters appear slowly just as they would have in the 1980s. Here's my Minitel 1B connected to the Minimit (with a couple of 1980s accessories to set the scene). [minimit-1] On first boot the Minimit asks you to set up the WiFi configuration and make an account. [minimit-2] After that it's back to the 80s! Pressing the Guide button brings up a list of Minitel services. [minimit-4] They've built in the news from Le Monde for every day in 1983, so selecting 7 and hitting Envoi brings up Le Monde with headlines for today (September 9) but 40 years ago. [minimit-3] But weather information is live. Looks like a nice day in Toulouse. [minimit-5] And finally here's a taste of Minitel in action. 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