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The End of Minitel

Posted by Hemos on

ZeldorBlat writes "The French Minitel service is closing it's doors at the end of today. Started in 1982, Minitel provides several services now widely available on the web including phone listings, train ticketing, and many other third-party content. Many prefered it to the web for it's simplicity and perceived security. The system is to be replaced with Le Compte Achats, available to businesses only. The notice can be found here."

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  1. OFQ by thrillseeker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    H: This is my Universal Translator. It could have been my greatest invention, but it translates everything into an incomprehensible dead language
    C: Hello.
    UT:: Bonjour!
    H: See? Utter gibberish!