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#10 The French Connection

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The Back in the Day Internet in France

The French government distributed a $200 computer to every French household with a phone number in 1982. Hostéricom called it the mini-del, which was an ungainly clumsy piece of technology. When you wanted to use it, you plugged it into the telephone line, meaning you couldn't use the phone at the same time.

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