[[File:Minitel terminal.jpg|thumb|right|Minitel 1B]]
The Minitel, officially known as Télétel, was a videotex online service accessible through telephone lines.
Launched commercially in 1982, it was the world's first and most successful mass-market online service prior to the World Wide Web.
In the United States, there was a stalled attempt by USWest to bring this service to two test markets: Minneapolis and Omaha. [[Filehttps:Minitel terminal//fullempty.jpg|Minitel 1B]sh/posts/exeltel2.html Source] <br> == Amstrad CPC services ==
Multiple services existed in In the CPC era, like 3615 AMCHARGE and 3615 MICROCHARGE, multiple services existed to download games for the Amstrad CPC via Minitel, like 3615 AMCHARGE and 3615 MICROCHARGE.
[[File:Minitel Amcharge.jpg|3615 AMCHARGE]]