VIDTEX is a family of telecommunication software developed for CompuServe for use with its online dial-up service.

VIDTEX client software was available for Atari and Commodore 8-bit microcomputers, and was noted for its ability to directly display RLE graphics and its support for file transfers using the CompuServe B protocol.[1][2] Its popularity led to third-party VIDTEX terminal emulators, such as CBterm/C64, as well as stand-alone programs for displaying VIDTEX graphics.[1] Large collections of VIDTEX graphics could also be found on independently operated BBSes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mace, Scott (1984). "Commodore introduces new family of computers". InfoWorld. 6 (6): 11–12.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Charles (1986). "VIDTEX converter: Online to Koala and back". Antic. 5 (3). ISSN 0113-1141. Retrieved 2015-12-07.


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