I have very fond memories of the UK equivalent of this, Prestel, which I accessed on a 1200/75 modem from a BBC Micro. In terms of simplicity and reliability in

I have very fond memories of the UK equivalent of this, Prestel, which I accessed on a 1200/75 modem from a BBC Micro. In terms of simplicity and reliability in many ways the modern web is s step backwards from those old systems.