Minitel
The Minitel was a videotex online service accessible through telephone lines, and was the world's most successful online service prior to the World Wide Web. It was invented in Cesson-Sévigné, near Rennes, Brittany, France. Wikipedia
Discontinued: 30 June 2012; 11 years ago
Launch date: 1982; 42 years ago
Platform(s): Minitel