10 Apr
2012
10 Apr
'12
5:17 p.m.
On 2012 Apr 10, at 4:03 PM, Richard wrote:
In article
<CAApARttsHJWJwy7Mbt2ODGfpCcwRtLLp47NgTdph1OEaQzHKTw at mail.gmail.com>,
Rob <robert at irrelevant.com> writes:
And Telidon in Canada.
On 10 April 2012 21:27, Richard <legalize at
xmission.com> wrote:
> In article <CAApARts1Qx1i4zrMb15W
> +QBz-3gJ=0HaCPNFu5h4hbjBhTez0g at mail.gmail.
com>,
Rob
<robert at irrelevant.com> writes:
More of a protocol; Prestel was the initial and dominant service in
the UK, Bildschirmtext in Germany, Viatel in Auatralia, etc. Minitel
was the french version, using a later version of the protocol alowing
for, among other things, higher resolution graphics. Do viewdata terminals count?
We're trying to be inclusive here, so yes. From googling around, it
looks like viewdata was a service and not a terminal manufacturer? Ah. I used a minitel terminal in 1986. Yes, these
standalone
terminals
would definitely count. The ones integrated with a TV are probably
getting too far afield, though.
There is a standalone (integrated colour monitor) Telidon terminal
(ca. 1980) in the back store of the radio museum here, likely in
danger of being dumpstered.
It's missing the detached keyboard unfortunately, I think it was a
small-pin-count connector (perhaps RJ-something) so it should be some
serial-style interface.