Bistel
| Developer | Belgian Government |
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| Type | Videotex |
| Launch date | 1986 |
Bistel, acronym for Belgian Information System by Telephone, was a Belgian service using the Videotex protocol, established in 1986 at the initiative of the then Prime Minister Wilfried Martens.
It was a federal government service that gave access through videotex to Belga telex news releases, to a press review, judicial databases JUSTEL and CREDOC, economical databases ECOTEL and BUDGETEX.
In 1988, Bart Halewijck, a former PM cabinet adviser and
hackers" got only light penalties but the case showed the urgent need for a specific legislation.[2]
Sources
- ^ Alain Guillaume, "Procès Bistel bientôt", Le Soir, 18 January 1990 (in French)
- ^ Joëlle Meskens, "Les pirates du Bistel s'en tirent bien: la farce n'était pas très méchante...", Le Soir, 9 November 1990 (in French)
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