If you're familiar with Minitel, then it might not surprise you that the service made inroads into Canada thanks to its French-speaking province.
Ce terminal a fait également une brève apparition au Québec, porté par la compagnie Bell Canada qui, en 1988, lance son Alextel, version locale de ce terminal vidéotex, dont 20 000 exemplaires vont être vendus dans la région de Montréal avant que la compagnie décide, devant le peu d’engouement pour la chose, de mettre un terme à cette courte aventure.
My poorly translated into English reads:
[Minitel] made a brief appearance in Québec through Bell Canada, who in 1988 launched Alextel, a local version of the terminal. 20,000 units were sold in the Montréal area before it was decided its lack of popularity was enough to put an end to its adventure.
So again, not a surprise it made its way here, but also unsurprising that it did not last long either!
