On this desk, several generations of communication technology meet:

• the legendary Minitel, once found in millions of French homes before the Internet era,
• a classic fax machine, symbol of business communications in the 80s and 90s,
• an old Socotel telephone, representing the iconic design of the French PTT telecom network,
• and the modern Commodore 64 Ultimate, keeping the spirit of the Commodore 64 alive today.

France had a unique telecom story: while many countries were just discovering home computing, the Minitel network already offered online services, messaging, directories, shopping, and multiplayer experiences long before the Web became mainstream.

Seeing the C64 Ultimate next to these machines feels like connecting two worlds:
the golden age of home computing and the pioneering era of French telecommunications.

Some technologies disappear.
Some become legends.