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While I was reading Wikipedia a bunch of Wikipedia articles about computers and networking, one caught my interest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel

From what I'm reading, it kind of sounds like some kind of proto-Internet service, with stuff like retail companies, databases and even message boards.

It also had a dot-com like bubble as well, so it was really popular.

My question is: what would happen if Minitel continued to be popular and became this world's version of the internet? Alternatively, what if the creators of the internet decided to scrap the idea due to the popularity of this service?
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