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1. llsf+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-01-02 05:09:07
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...

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2. Foobar+b8[view] [source] 2025-01-02 06:48:16
>>llsf+(OP)
I remember there were ads everywhere for stuff like 3615 ULLA, magazine, billboards, any walls etc. Crazy time.
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3. rmnclm+1b[view] [source] 2025-01-02 07:29:22
>>llsf+(OP)
A TV show revolving around this exact period titled « 3615 Monique » (« Cheeky Business » in English) was released in 2020. A kind of french « Social Network » in some way, pretty cool
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