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Post by Moose on Feb 23, 2018 21:43:21 GMT
Ceefax? I guess that the internet kinda killed that off ..
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Post by tangent on Feb 23, 2018 23:22:23 GMT
Ceefax has morphed into a digital equivalent. I still read it occasionally for a quick summary of the news. Deborah does most days. Dunno what it's called though. Deborah says the BBC call it "the old red button page" because that's what they call it on the new red button page.
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Post by Elis on Feb 24, 2018 10:15:18 GMT
What is it? Have never heard of it.
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 24, 2018 10:17:12 GMT
Do you have to wait ages for the pages to cycle round?
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 24, 2018 10:21:36 GMT
What is it? Have never heard of it. Used to be able to get text information on the TV. Listings, news, subtitles and so on. You could type in three-digit page numbers or press one of four colours assigned to jump to a precoded page, like a web-link. It managed limited colour and block graphics, using the equivalent of the BBC Micro's "Mode 7" graphics. It lasted until 23 October 2012 against all the odds.
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Post by Mari on Feb 24, 2018 10:33:11 GMT
Teletext. I remember it. I still use it sometimes when watching the bbc: you can get English subtitles through it.
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Post by juju on Feb 24, 2018 10:38:19 GMT
My father in law used it right up until it stopped. Its a shame - he would love the internet but he refuses to get it. Even my mum is online now (and regularly embarrasses my kids π)
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 24, 2018 10:52:47 GMT
Ah, yes! Ceefax was the BBC's name for their content. Teletext is the generic name for the technology. It stopped working with the loss of the analogue TV signal as it was encoded in all that black and white fuzz at the top of the picture (usually, but not always off the top of the screen). Normally only saw it when playing with the vertical hold control.
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Post by JoeP on Feb 24, 2018 16:45:53 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Moose on Feb 24, 2018 21:04:19 GMT
I used to read the news and do quizzes and things on it. .
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Post by Elis on Feb 25, 2018 13:16:21 GMT
I think we used to have that as well, but I have never used it. It might still exist, but I wouldn't know since we don't have normal TV anymore.
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Post by tangent on Feb 25, 2018 16:58:24 GMT
It will only exist in its original form if there are analogue transmissions from the transmission station, which is unlikely. I would expect transmissions to all be digital nowadays.
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Post by Mari on Feb 25, 2018 19:03:47 GMT
I still had cable in my last place. They kept calling me to try and persuade me to go digital, but they couldn't offer me a cheaper (or at least not more expensive) digital option so I always refused.
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Post by tangent on Feb 25, 2018 19:08:58 GMT
I'm surprised analogue cable still exists these days.
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Post by Alvamiga on Feb 25, 2018 22:30:28 GMT
They are allegedly working on it, but we don't have any cable at all at the moment here.
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Post by spaceflower on Mar 15, 2018 23:54:39 GMT
We still have teletext on our TV. My husband always reads the news there. "Why don't you read them on the computer instead?", I ask. No, he never does. He never googles. He just uses the computer for looking on films/series.
I watch the news on teletext too, when there are commercials on the other channels. I can't stand seeing the same commercials over and over again.
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Post by tangent on Mar 16, 2018 1:26:56 GMT
News articles online are always long-winded, related gives you a quick summary of all the essential details. I much prefer related although I usually read the online news.
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Post by Miisa on Mar 16, 2018 7:37:00 GMT
We have TextTV too, but I don't think very many people use it any more. I just get to it when I accidentally press the wrong button on my TV from time to time.
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Post by Alvamiga on Mar 17, 2018 11:14:48 GMT
The first TV I had that supported it was just after they killed it off in our country!
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Post by Elis on Mar 21, 2018 23:42:07 GMT
Germany still doesn't have proper internet, so some people might be happy if they are still able to use Teletext.
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Post by Moose on Mar 26, 2018 19:35:15 GMT
Doesn't have proper internet? What do you mean?
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Post by tangent on Mar 26, 2018 19:42:05 GMT
I noticed Internet access was slow last time I was in Germany.
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