Anglo Saxon Worldwide Web beats the French Minitel

With Tim Berners-Lee voted as the “Greatest Briton 2004”., Anglo Saxon technology gets another feather in its cap,  much to the chagrin of the French and their pioneering Minitel.   Many of you may have heard of the French Minitel which many people believe as a sort of a pagan worldwide web.   This article written in 1995 gives you some history on Minitel and gives you an idea of why the French are upset.