Minitel, an Internet precursor if you will, was launched in 1982, and in the 1990s there were 9 million of terminals at households. So there kind of was Interne

Minitel, an Internet precursor if you will, was launched in 1982, and in the 1990s there were 9 million of terminals at households. So there kind of was Internet, with message boards, chat, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minitel