[HN Gopher] MiniMit - Bringing Minitel back to life
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       MiniMit - Bringing Minitel back to life
        
       Author : jgrahamc
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2023-06-17 16:53 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (xn--multipli-i1a.fr)
 (TXT) w3m dump (xn--multipli-i1a.fr)
        
       | 082349872349872 wrote:
       | including a nod to Ulla (and her 3615 compatriotes):
       | https://player.vimeo.com/video/775486428?h=ee901fb342&app_id...
        
       | leshokunin wrote:
       | For those who aren't aware, this was a government backed mini
       | internet. Most government agencies had services on it, which were
       | in use until ~2001. You'd check how you did in your French
       | version of the SAT, your school enrolment, it even had basic
       | yellow pages and very archaic remote work functionality. There
       | were expensive servers you could call for porn and gambling as
       | well.
        
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