Difference between revisions of "Prestel"
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The service had various areas. | The service had various areas. | ||
| − | There was an area dedicated to the [[Amstrad]] called "Amster's Cage". | + | There was an area dedicated to the [[Amstrad]] called "Amster's Cage" it was run by Vince Merrill and was part of the "Silicon Village". |
| + | The Silicon Village was setup in 1993. | ||
The service had news and software that could be downloaded. | The service had news and software that could be downloaded. | ||
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[[Cirkit]] made a hardware addon to offer this service to the CPC. | [[Cirkit]] made a hardware addon to offer this service to the CPC. | ||
Revision as of 03:18, 18 September 2012
Prestel was a viewdata/videotex service in the UK.
The user connected to the service through a RS232 interface and a modem.
The service had various areas.
There was an area dedicated to the Amstrad called "Amster's Cage" it was run by Vince Merrill and was part of the "Silicon Village". The Silicon Village was setup in 1993.
The service had news and software that could be downloaded.
Cirkit made a hardware addon to offer this service to the CPC.
