Microtex 666

Microtex 666 was an Australian Prestel-based videotex system that operated from 1986 to 1989.

The service was accessed through a text based dialup service from Telecom Australia known as Viatel.^[1]

Microtex 666 was dedicated to microcomputer enthusiasts and included a large telesoftware download library, a semi-realtime online chat, and a 1,000-user massively multiuser game known as the Great Galactic Conflict.^{[citation needed]}

It was owned and founded by Sean Howard, and promoted through Australian Personal Computer magazine.^{[citation needed]}

For much of its existence, Microtex 666 was externally managed by Scott Sanderson at Information Solutions, which also sold a package consisting of modem plus software, since few people owned modems at that time.^[2]

Microtex 666 was eventually purchased by Telecom. Howard went on to found OzEmail, Australia's largest ISP.^{[citation needed]}