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		philprx on Sept 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Minitel: The Online World France Built Before the ... Yes, these were pretty rare and l33t ;-) There were a couple, a university AIX, a CDC NOS/VE with IP connectivity, etc... Basically, free international comms back in the 90s!

anthk on Sept 12, 2020 [–]

I know. Free usenet, mail, IRC... at a gratis cost in the 90's would be like a godsend. You lucky...

philprx on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

Nahh... it was really hard work^W fun to get them ;-)

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