1. "In 1978, Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones, the French PTT organization, began designing the Minitel network." (Wikipedia: Minitel, 6.16.23 UTC 03:10)
2. "From its early days, users could make online purchases, make train reservations, check stock prices, search the telephone directory, have a mail box, and chat in a similar way to what is now made possible by the World Wide Web." (Wikipedia: Minitel, 6.16.23 UTC 03:10)
3. "The Minitel was a videotex online service accessible through telephone lines..." (Wikipedia: Minitel, 6.16.23 UTC 03:10)