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==Minitel (1982)==<br />
* Minitel was a French videotex system that provided information and services via phone lines. <br />
* It was launched in 1982, years before the World Wide Web. <br />
* People used it for for accessing information, looking up telephone numbers, and making purchases. <br />
* By 1985, Minitels were installed in over one million French homes. <br />
* The system was retired on June 30th, 2012. <br />
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==CYCLADES (1972-1977)==<br />
CYCLADES was Minitel's Predecessor<br />
* CYCLADES was a French research network designed by [[Louis Pouzin]] at IRIA (later INRIA). <br />
* CYCLADES explored packet-switching as an alternative to the early [[ARPANET]] design. <br />
* CYCLADES was the First network to implement the end-to-end principle, making hosts responsible for reliable data delivery. <br />
* Some concepts from CYCLADES influenced the design of TCP/IP.</div>Caseorganic