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PRESTEL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Informatics
- Stock Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Prestel™
1, record 1, English, Prestel%26trade%3B
correct, trademark, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A television link originated by British Telecom (BT) in 1979 which is available to the public on their television sets and can give up-dated information on a large variety of topics including financial and stock exchange movements. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 1, English, - Prestel%26trade%3B
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Prestel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Informatique
- Bourse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Prestel
1, record 1, French, Prestel
correct, trademark, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
PrestelMC : Marque de commerce du système de vidéotex interactif mis au point par les Postes britanniques. 1, record 1, French, - Prestel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Trade Names
- Telecommunications Transmission
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Telidon™
1, record 2, English, Telidon%26trade%3B
correct, trademark
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Canadian display videotext system which uses a shared decoder and display generator to spread terminal costs among users. Users select information by keying specified codes into a keypad or keypunch. 2, record 2, English, - Telidon%26trade%3B
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Telidon uses a different data transmission and coding scheme which permits, among other features, greatly improved graphics. 3, record 2, English, - Telidon%26trade%3B
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Telidon™: A trademark of Department of Communications. 4, record 2, English, - Telidon%26trade%3B
Record 2, Key term(s)
- videotex
- videotext
- Telidon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appellations commerciales
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Télidon
1, record 2, French, T%C3%A9lidon
correct, trademark, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] système de communication bidirectionnelle (technique vidéotex) permettant à l'utilisateur d'avoir accès à une panoplie de services et de données en dialoguant avec son téléviseur. 2, record 2, French, - T%C3%A9lidon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Vient de deux mots grecs (Tele et idon), qui signifient «obtenir l'information à distance». 3, record 2, French, - T%C3%A9lidon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[...] M. Doug Parkhill, directeur de la recherche au ministère fédéral des Communications [...] [est le] parrain du Télidon [...] [et] les Français et les Britanniques [...] [possèdent] leurs technologies respectives, Télétel et Prestel [...] 2, record 2, French, - T%C3%A9lidon
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
TélidonMC : Marque de commerce du Ministère des communications. 4, record 2, French, - T%C3%A9lidon
Record 2, Key term(s)
- vidéotex
- Prestel
- Télétel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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