A fond farewell............
Oct 24th 2012, 2:10 am
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A fond farewell............
............ to BBC Ceefax, which displayed its pages for the last time yesterday. Seems strange to realise that, pre-internet, this was the main written source of 'live' information.
The final Ceefax Sport front page:
The final Ceefax Sport front page:
Oct 24th 2012, 2:46 am
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Re: A fond farewell............
Nice farewell article, and curiously moving..............
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/f...150027485.html
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/f...150027485.html
Oct 24th 2012, 10:12 am
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Re: A fond farewell............
I spent many a Saturday afternoon sitting watching the football scores being updated on Ceefax. Haven't used it for what 10+ years but still know that it was BBC 1, page 302 for Football Headlines.
Oct 24th 2012, 11:21 am
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Re: A fond farewell............
Interesting (*yawns*) fact. BBC micro's had a built in proto-modem to access Ceefax.
Oct 24th 2012, 11:43 am
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Re: A fond farewell............
606 for now and next on tv
First holiday I remember with my Mum after the parents split up was off Ceefax
First holiday I remember with my Mum after the parents split up was off Ceefax
Oct 25th 2012, 7:16 am
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Re: A fond farewell............
http://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/...etext-Adapter/
You could even download software over Ceefax! Pfft these iPhones and their fancy "App Stores"...
Oct 25th 2012, 8:58 am
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Re: A fond farewell............
Nah they didn't - they were able to display the content (*MODE 7) but you had to get a separate teletext adapter to hook them into the TV signal.
http://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/...etext-Adapter/
You could even download software over Ceefax! Pfft these iPhones and their fancy "App Stores"...
http://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/...etext-Adapter/
You could even download software over Ceefax! Pfft these iPhones and their fancy "App Stores"...
