<s>
VIDTEX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
telecommunication	O
software	O
developed	O
for	O
CompuServe	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
its	O
online	O
dial-up	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIDTEX	B-Application
client	O
software	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
Atari	O
and	O
Commodore	O
8-bit	O
microcomputers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
directly	O
display	O
RLE	B-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
file	B-Protocol
transfers	I-Protocol
using	O
the	O
CompuServe	B-Protocol
B	I-Protocol
protocol	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
popularity	O
led	O
to	O
third-party	O
VIDTEX	B-Application
terminal	O
emulators	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CBterm/C64	B-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
programs	O
for	O
displaying	O
VIDTEX	B-Application
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Large	O
collections	O
of	O
VIDTEX	B-Application
graphics	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
independently	O
operated	O
BBSes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
