You connected a whole nation in a way that would be unmatched by any computer network until the internet arrived, and even then, you would persist more than a decade after well into the Web 2.0 era. You introduced France and Belgium to online shopping, online airplane and train ticket booking, (text-only) porn, and the power of random-access searches. You would also be a lesson on the limitations of closed terminal-only systems and the need for constant innovation, but you found your niche! Au revoir, Minitel!

(my stream drawings are turning strangely more and more cohesive.)