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From: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Minitel in US (Was Re: LA World of Commodore Show)
Keywords: naplps, minitel, alex
Message-ID: <16498@gryphon.COM>
Date: 6 Jun 89 19:30:54 GMT
References: <17361@usc.edu> <18770@cup.portal.com> <347@xdos.UUCP> <19011@cup.portal.com> <686@flatline.UUCP> <867@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> <703@flatline.UUCP>
Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow)
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In article <703@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>In article <867@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> boucher@jolnet.UUCP (Marc Boucher) writes:
>>
>>In article <686@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>>[about Minitel coming to the USA via USV and SWBT.]
>
>>	Are you sure that they are using Minitel technology? It's more likely
>>that their Videotex system is NAPLPS based.
>
>
>They're handing out Minitel terminals and people are using the Minitel
>software from the UK.  The terminals are slow and stupid, the graphics
>are not (in any way) optimized, and the menus are not "hot".
>
>It has to be Minitel, it's impossible to reinvent something this
>lame. :-)
>-- 
>Grep sed "awk! man cut grep, edit banner false!  get help!"  Man disable
>grep, split banner, join prof admin.  Grep mount eqn, find path.  Grep
>echo spell.  False cat kill admin, man.  Grep find banner, make true message.
>
>J. Eric Townsend-flatline!erict   EastEnders Maillist: eastender@flatline.UUCP

I sure wish them all the success in the world. They can have the teenagers and
yuppies. I kinda like ! cheaper ! BIX and the currently low noise environment
there. I've been worried the new rates would up the noise levels. (I've seen
a little but not what I expected.) Perhaps this more expensive but heavily
advertised system will keep the noise makers away!


-- 
Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit.
Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one.

{@_@}
	jdow on bix (where else?)	Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes
	jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM		the knight. Does the fair maiden ever
	{backbone}!gryphon!jdow		win? Surely both the knight and dragon
					stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide?
					Better yet - she should get an Amiga and
					quit playing with dragons and knights.