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Remembering Ceefax

RJS (undefined) posted this on Friday, 29th June 2018, 19:08

I remember Bamboozle!

http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/teletext/58735/the-life-and-death-of-teletext-and-what-happened-next

But this...

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In truth, the popularity of set-top boxes from Sky and Virgin Media, both of which carried their own interactive services and games, had been chipping away at Teletext’s popularity for quite some time. So had the internet and mobile phones, for that matter - strange as it seems, Ceefax and the iPhone 5 coexisted, if only for a month.


...wow, that recent!

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RE: Remembering Ceefax

mbilko (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 1st July 2018, 01:13

found my 1st holiday abroad ever on teletext, going through it with my mate, found flight to florida £50 return when they still fed and watered you on charter flights, found on sunday booked monday left tuesday, i didn't even own a passport so spent all monday at glasgow passport office desperately hoping they would come through, my mate and i drunk £50 worth of alcohol and it led me to a lifelong love of travel, so i always have fond memories :)

RE: Remembering Ceefax

Snaps (Elite) posted this on Sunday, 1st July 2018, 09:58

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mbilko says...
"found my 1st holiday abroad ever on teletext,"

Ah the joys of waiting for a 250 page carousel to come round again, then blinking and missing it.

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mbilko says...
"i drunk £50 worth of alcohol and it led me to a lifelong love of travel"

...not alcohol?
Strange.


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