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Started by Fred Seaton
Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:54
Mail to France or mini-tel
Author: Fred Seaton
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:54
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:54
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Hello Net: I have a faculty at our university who is going to France for a year and is wanting to be able to communicate with the states somehow. She says that she'll have access to the "Mini-Tel" devices that are common in homes in France (She'll be in Paris), and was wondering if it is possible to communicate with BITNET and Internet users from that device. And, if it is possible, does anyone know how expensive it is to do that? Otherwise, she will be affiliated with la Sorbonne Nouvelle, a university in Paris. Does anyone know if that University is connected to the Internet in some way? As I am not a regular reader of this list, I would appreciate it if you would respond directly to me. If anoyone is interested, I will be happy to summarize the responses to the list. Thanks in advance... fred ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred Seaton Internet: F-Seaton@bgu.edu Academic Computing Bitnet: mucm000@ecnuxa.bitnet Western Illinois University Applelink: u1384@applelink.apple.com 126 Stipes Hall AT&Tnet: 309.298.1681 Macomb, IL 61455
Re: Mail to France or mini-tel
Author: Matt Caprile
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 23:08
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 23:08
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In article <1992Aug27.205450.14813@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu> mucm000@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Fred Seaton) writes: >I have a faculty at our university who is going to France for a year and >is wanting to be able to communicate with the states somehow. > >She says that she'll have access to the "Mini-Tel" devices that are >common in homes in France (She'll be in Paris), and was wondering if it >is possible to communicate with BITNET and Internet users from that >device. > >And, if it is possible, does anyone know how expensive it is to do that? F-Seaton@bgu.edu The French Minitel is basically a terminal and a modem bundled together. The original use was to provide online directory services to the telephone subscriber (called "information" or "411" in the U.S.). Since its introduction in the early 80's, several million have been distributed. They were loaned for free when I was living there, though that may have changed. There are now several thousand services available via minitel, from train and airplane schedules, to stock market quotes, to vacation information. The postal service even allows you to type in a telex message using the minitel, and they send it. Some services are free, most are resonably priced (70 US cents for each 2 minutes) a few are unbelievable expensive. So I guess the answer to the original question is that it is probably possible to do so, and the pricing would depend on the service carrier. The University probably has "an InterNet connection". It probably has direct TCP/IP service onto the InterNet, and it is almost positive that they will have email hookup, either through FNET (french net), or thorough a X.400/X.500 gateway to the internet. -- --- Matthew Caprile || Hey, I only speak for myself ! Even I --- --- || won't admit to the opinions expressed --- --- caprile@apple.com || here, so don't expect my employer to. ---
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