Gateway—an enhancement of Prestel

Abstract

The introduction of the Gateway facility in March 1982 as an enhancement of the Prestel viewdata service has considerable effect on its basic character. The facility enables Prestel users to be linked via Prestel and the Packet Switched Service, to external computers, allowing a range of new services to be offered. This paper examines the signals which are coming from the viewdata industry and potential user organizations in order to analyze the directions in which this more sophisticated form of Prestel may be channelled.

Citation

Home, C. (1982), "Gateway—an enhancement of Prestel", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 34 No. 5, pp. 266-270. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb050847