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>>Bluest+(OP)
The French minitel in mid-80s was successful also thanks to online porn. It was not using the internet (not TCP-IP network), but it was pushing the ASCII art to its limits :)

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-24-mn-718-st...

and it made some people rich https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/le-monde-t...

>>llsf+6r8
I remember there were ads everywhere for stuff like 3615 ULLA, magazine, billboards, any walls etc. Crazy time.