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From: davepat@olivej.olivetti.com (David Patterson)
Newsgroups: comp.std.internat,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Minitel Access from America?
Keywords: Minitel, France
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Date: 25 Sep 89 20:59:02 GMT
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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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