davepat@olivej.olivetti.com (David Patterson) (09/26/89)
Hi out there!
I have a few, (possibly naive) questions:
1. Is it possible to access the Minitel system from the USA?
2. If #1 = yes, does anyone out there know of backbones, etc., connecting
the US with Minitel?
The reason I ask, is that the US and French mail is very slow. I have friends
in France with computers; I have a computer, ergo, there must be an easier,
faster, and less expensive way to send large amounts of info.
Thanks in advance to all who reply!!
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20300 Stevens Creek Boulevarddavepat@olivej.olivetti.com (David Patterson) (10/13/89)
Hi!
Sorry it took me so long to respond. I've gotten a lot of responses to
my questions, and thanks to all who've answered. I will post a summary of
the answers I've received, and, if anyone is interested, I will post the
PUBLIC DOMAIN software that I have received from MINITEL in New York. I
will not post this immediately, just in case there are any flames, requests
not to do so, etc. But if there are no objections, it will be posted in
one or two weeks, (to allow for *any* possible dissenting votes), to
comp.binaries.ibm.pc. This software allows you to use your plain old modem
to call a local number, (there are lots of numbers to call). You are not
charged anything until you actually sign on to a service, when you do, it
will be billed to your VISA or other plastic, (roughly $0.16/min for USA
services, and anywhere from $0.33 to $1.80/min for French services)...
So that's it. But like I said, if there are *any* dissenting votes, I won't
post it.
-Dave Patterson
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