Ceefax Turns 30

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Posted by michael on Thursday September 23, 2004 @01:37AM from the over-the-hill dept.

VirtualUK writes "Ceefax, the text information service from the BBC turns 30 today (just 3 days after myself)!! For those not lucky enough to have seen what Ceefax is about, it is text information pages sent in out-of-band data space of TV transmissions in Great Britain. What started off as a subtitling project evolved into a service still used by over 20 million viewers a week even in the face of the Internet revolution. It just goes to show that for a lot of people, the best source of sport results, last minute holiday bargains and horoscopes is still just a click away on their TV remote."

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Information by Megaweapon · 2004-09-23 01:42 · Score: 3, Funny

not only wants to be free but aparently broadcasted in as many forms as possible

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Re:Teletext by BenjyD · 2004-09-23 01:50 · Score: 2, Funny

You mean you don't
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Like reading
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information like
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this? I can't
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imagine why not.
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Re:3 days by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-23 01:56 · Score: 1, Funny

You're very hasty to reveal your date of birth so soon.

You'll be telling us your social security number and bank next.
Re:TeleTekst here in the Netherlands by What'sInAName · 2004-09-23 02:04 · Score: 2, Funny

That's great, but it doesn't seem very useful. All the text is garbled! Either that or someone cannot spell. nieuws? televisie? I don't get it!

(Yes, for the humo(u)r impaired, I am joking!)
Re:teletext by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-23 02:06 · Score: 3, Funny

6. PROFIT !!!

Sorry, couldn't resist :)
Re:Article error by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · 2004-09-23 02:10 · Score: 3, Funny

Stop nit picking.

You must be new here.

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Re:"Booked it,packed it,f**ked off!" by YrWrstNtmr · 2004-09-23 02:15 · Score: 2, Funny

Only a Brit could go to Benidorm and like it...:)
Re:Dang... by Paulrothrock · 2004-09-23 02:30 · Score: 2, Funny

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