[12141] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Internet vs Minitel
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kent W. England)
Sat May 7 04:41:45 1994
Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 22:31:26 -0800
To: LEHOUX@vax.lse.ac.uk, com-priv <com-priv@psi.com>
From: kwe@cerf.net (Kent W. England)
At 11:37 AM 5/4/94 +0100, LEHOUX@vax.lse.ac.uk wrote:
>
>In the world, there are two networks that have the same characteristics of
>growth and of aim: Internet and Minitel. Everybody is looking at the 21st
>century as the Age of Telecommunication and of Cyberspace. However cyberspace
>will not be a quiet place, competitors are going to fight for the power and
>money. I have seen the winner: France Telecom and the Minitel Network, its
>centralized organization and long term objectives.
Thierry;
One question came to mind: Do French communists still sit around the cafes
and talk about the revolution?
--Kent
