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What is Telidon

tags:: #Canada #Technology #Internet #Web #Computers

Telidon:

  • Telidon was a system that took the abilities of a television, telephone and a computer and used this to produce display text and graphics.
  • It allowed the user to interact with it in different ways, opening the gateway for the technologies we have today.
  • The three main uses for Telidon was videotex that had a user to user based communication, teletext which had a broadcast type of communication and a stand-alone.
  • The project was ultimately cancelled due to not making profits, but companies such as Bell Canada were still interested in this technology.
  • Telidon was just one of the many pieces of technology that Canada worked on to improve the internet, showing that they were just as influential as other countries. telidon.jpg

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