[1/3] in the late #80s Bell canada created an interactive videotex service few have ever heard of called #AlexTel
like france's #minitel terminals, the alextel is similar in design and layout. it houses a small mono CRT inside the plastic shell, and a fold-out keyboard that neatly folds up to hide the screen.
inside is a 1200 baud modem that you'd use to connect to bell's alextel dial-in service
can't wait to try this out on a dial-in #bbs