Re: Minitel
"it could be lots of things... from the weather forecast, to being able to send emails, to checking your bank account, and much more."
I recall stopping at a truck stop on a long haul drive down the Loire valley. I was astonished by the queue to use the Minitel. It was all truck drivers who were "tramping" and used Minitel to find loads in the area of a drop off so they didn't have to return with an empty truck. It seemed like a great use of resources.