The Rise and Fall of Teletext
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Date: 2024-01-04
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-Discount-Stonks
I believe Teletext still has a purpose in 2023 given the state of the internet.
How many times have you gone to a news website to find bloated webpages, paywalls, cookie and GDPR dialogs that take up half the screen, full of JavaScript trackers that use all your system memory, the page is stuffed with clickbait articles, and egregious video ads autoplaying that follow you as you scroll?
At least that didn-t exist with Teletext. The limitations of the technology can actually be a selling point here, not just for its artistic value.
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I believe Teletext still has a purpose in 2023 given the state of the internet.
How many times have you gone to a news website to find bloated webpages, paywalls, cookie and GDPR dialogs that take up half the screen, full of JavaScript trackers that use all your system memory, the page is stuffed with clickbait articles, and egregious video ads autoplaying that follow you as you scroll?
At least that didn-t exist with Teletext. The limitations of the technology can actually be a selling point here, not just for its artistic value.
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-randomme3095
Ah yes, where i live teletext was more about what was currently airing (like a tv program) and afaik you could check the whole week ahead. It was awesome for me since we didnt have internet although it was in the 2000s. At least thats what i used it the most for. I didnt check the news or reports, there were so many interesting little facts you could find. I do think there still is teletext but i cant check since my tv doesnt have the button for txt
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Ah yes, where i live teletext was more about what was currently airing (like a tv program) and afaik you could check the whole week ahead. It was awesome for me since we didnt have internet although it was in the 2000s. At least thats what i used it the most for. I didnt check the news or reports, there were so many interesting little facts you could find. I do think there still is teletext but i cant check since my tv doesnt have the button for txt
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-stargirlvampire
I miss classic teletext.
We had it in Belgium. I always would go there it i wanted to know which movies and tv shows would air soon and sometimes i liked to watch the horoscope section just for fun.
I also liked to experiment with numbers to see what number gives which page and I also would use it for the clock feature.
The subtitle thing still might be around.
It ended in Belgium in 2016 i believe.
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I miss classic teletext.
We had it in Belgium. I always would go there it i wanted to know which movies and tv shows would air soon and sometimes i liked to watch the horoscope section just for fun.
I also liked to experiment with numbers to see what number gives which page and I also would use it for the clock feature.
The subtitle thing still might be around.
It ended in Belgium in 2016 i believe.
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My dad always had to look at teletext which annoyed the sh-t out of me because it was always when I was watching something. so I could only hear the show. :-) I also know someone who still regularly checks teletext. One of my best friend's dad. I was at their home just in the beginning of this year and he was checking teletext. I was like ''ooooh haven't seen that in a looong time! didn't know that was still a thing! -
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My dad always had to look at teletext which annoyed the sh-t out of me because it was always when I was watching something. so I could only hear the show. :-) I also know someone who still regularly checks teletext. One of my best friend's dad. I was at their home just in the beginning of this year and he was checking teletext. I was like ''ooooh haven't seen that in a looong time! didn't know that was still a thing! -
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-cosmicswan7777
I-m from the Uk and we haven-t had teletext for years. I miss it. There used to be a game on there called bamboozled which I used to love playing. It was brightly coloured which I love and it was informative. It was sort of like the internet but without cyber trolls and mobile phone addiction.
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I-m from the Uk and we haven-t had teletext for years. I miss it. There used to be a game on there called bamboozled which I used to love playing. It was brightly coloured which I love and it was informative. It was sort of like the internet but without cyber trolls and mobile phone addiction.
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-craigduncan4826
People talk about the good things nostalgic about back then but I was there and no one seems to mention that we used to sometimes suddenly burst in to flames. Nothing left, shoes maybe or small fire damage on the couch.
Always had a suspicion that was connected to ceefax / teletext.
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People talk about the good things nostalgic about back then but I was there and no one seems to mention that we used to sometimes suddenly burst in to flames. Nothing left, shoes maybe or small fire damage on the couch.
Always had a suspicion that was connected to ceefax / teletext.
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-FullForceDrummer
15: 30
Thinking of Rollercoaster Tycoon 1+2. Such amazing games! Sometimes if you are restricted, you get more and more creative, much more creative than without restrictions. Just look at the open RCT2 community and the crazy stuff they create in this amazing game.
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15: 30
Thinking of Rollercoaster Tycoon 1+2. Such amazing games! Sometimes if you are restricted, you get more and more creative, much more creative than without restrictions. Just look at the open RCT2 community and the crazy stuff they create in this amazing game.
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-sandcat-maurice
Still using Teletext on a daily basis here in the Netherlands. Not via TV but via an app. Works great and fast. Ideal to quickly check the news, weather forecast and traffic conditions. Also financial news, departure and arrival schedule of Schiphol, all there.
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Still using Teletext on a daily basis here in the Netherlands. Not via TV but via an app. Works great and fast. Ideal to quickly check the news, weather forecast and traffic conditions. Also financial news, departure and arrival schedule of Schiphol, all there.
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-zizirobinson
I remember messing with my tv settings as a kid and having it stuck on this and having to get my parents to help switch it back to our vcr (edit: nevermind, I-m misremembering it. It was the demo screen you-d see on display tvs in stores. Did look similar though)
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I remember messing with my tv settings as a kid and having it stuck on this and having to get my parents to help switch it back to our vcr (edit: nevermind, I-m misremembering it. It was the demo screen you-d see on display tvs in stores. Did look similar though)
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-RobertHellier
I remember showing my American friends teletext subtitles in colour they were so amazed we had colour subtitling they actually took photos of my TV displaying colour subtitles. i cant understand this day and age USA still using black and white captioning
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I remember showing my American friends teletext subtitles in colour they were so amazed we had colour subtitling they actually took photos of my TV displaying colour subtitles. i cant understand this day and age USA still using black and white captioning
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-0b1n_ry09
My nephew and I would spend hours playing Bamboozle back in the day. I remember they had a whole family of characters and it was exciting when you'd turn on Bamboozle and it was being 'hosted' by a new family member.
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My nephew and I would spend hours playing Bamboozle back in the day. I remember they had a whole family of characters and it was exciting when you'd turn on Bamboozle and it was being 'hosted' by a new family member.
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-automat3000
To me, Teletext equalled Digitiser (and occasionally Bamboozle. The only place to get daily gaming news (easily, in the days of dial-up internet, and a daily dose of irreverant comedy. Oh, it was marvellous.
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To me, Teletext equalled Digitiser (and occasionally Bamboozle. The only place to get daily gaming news (easily, in the days of dial-up internet, and a daily dose of irreverant comedy. Oh, it was marvellous.
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-Red-Red-Red-Red
In 1998 i made a football transfer rumour up on the Internet which was intercepted by Teletext that defender Patrik Andersson was going to sign for Liverpool Football Club! -
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In 1998 i made a football transfer rumour up on the Internet which was intercepted by Teletext that defender Patrik Andersson was going to sign for Liverpool Football Club! -
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-unchanged zombie from a different time-
You are young aren't you? Some technologies are perfect in its simplicity and Teletext is one of them. Great for news and sports results.
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-unchanged zombie from a different time-
You are young aren't you? Some technologies are perfect in its simplicity and Teletext is one of them. Great for news and sports results.
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-IasenAleksandrov
10: 24 This is not the Bulgarian's Nova TV teletext page. Maybe some Serbian teletext because is written on Serbian language. Bulgarians use the Cyrillic alphabet.
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10: 24 This is not the Bulgarian's Nova TV teletext page. Maybe some Serbian teletext because is written on Serbian language. Bulgarians use the Cyrillic alphabet.
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-92kosta
Teletext is still being used in my country in sport betting shops to show live scores. Every place has teletext on multiple large TVs showing scores from different sports.
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Teletext is still being used in my country in sport betting shops to show live scores. Every place has teletext on multiple large TVs showing scores from different sports.
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fun-facts
I made on a teletext emulator, my own broadcast via a home server it was a cool little hobby for about a week until I got tired of actively maintaining it.
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I made on a teletext emulator, my own broadcast via a home server it was a cool little hobby for about a week until I got tired of actively maintaining it.
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-Luca-zx9xh
This would be the grandpa of our online newspapers. Can-t believe how people before did things without the Internet and such things we have today.
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This would be the grandpa of our online newspapers. Can-t believe how people before did things without the Internet and such things we have today.
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-dennis8196
There is Thatcher getting credit for the 80% of work done by Philips who designed and manufactured the chips to enable this technology working.
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There is Thatcher getting credit for the 80% of work done by Philips who designed and manufactured the chips to enable this technology working.
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fun-facts
They used to have a section that was a sort of teen magazine. Me and my aunt used to spend ages reading the problem pages. Teletext was awesome!
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They used to have a section that was a sort of teen magazine. Me and my aunt used to spend ages reading the problem pages. Teletext was awesome!
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-suikogarden
I was obsessed with teletext during my childhood in '94-'98. As the Internet service became more widely available, I completely abandoned it.
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I was obsessed with teletext during my childhood in '94-'98. As the Internet service became more widely available, I completely abandoned it.
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-Terandium
My still uses teletext, multiple times PER DAY. its fast up to date news without ads, delays or anything. Just straight up news nothing else
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My still uses teletext, multiple times PER DAY. its fast up to date news without ads, delays or anything. Just straight up news nothing else
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-andycavz85
Ah the teletext advent calendar at christmas time was something ive got fond memories from my childhood. Or joke of the day - good times
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Ah the teletext advent calendar at christmas time was something ive got fond memories from my childhood. Or joke of the day - good times
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-Sillimant_
I'm old enough to remember teletext, but young enough to have not used it. it's a shame, seems like the ideal way to share local news
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I'm old enough to remember teletext, but young enough to have not used it. it's a shame, seems like the ideal way to share local news
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-ontoya1
This is litterally Fallout levels of Parallel Universey. Imagine we expanded on this instead of the internet. It would BEGIN wireless
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This is litterally Fallout levels of Parallel Universey. Imagine we expanded on this instead of the internet. It would BEGIN wireless
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-LounisSitcom
In the early 90-s in France, we had Minitel. Instead of using the TV signal, it uses the phone line. Early version of Internet.
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In the early 90-s in France, we had Minitel. Instead of using the TV signal, it uses the phone line. Early version of Internet.
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-rainsnow9174
The only thing it was good to me was subtitles & TV guide and maybe that randy adult stories, until we got PC & 24k modem. ---
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The only thing it was good to me was subtitles & TV guide and maybe that randy adult stories, until we got PC & 24k modem. ---
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fun-facts
the reason for keeping teletext is that older people often have reduced hearing and its hard for them to learn newer technologies.
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the reason for keeping teletext is that older people often have reduced hearing and its hard for them to learn newer technologies.
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-tj-co9go
Teletext dating chat is probably the most legendary feature in it. Completely off the rails and unhinged. It is quite. direct
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Teletext dating chat is probably the most legendary feature in it. Completely off the rails and unhinged. It is quite. direct
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-rexarn781
Subtitles in sweden: 199, i have typed that number into the family tv so many times i can see the number in my nightmares.
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Subtitles in sweden: 199, i have typed that number into the family tv so many times i can see the number in my nightmares.
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-Nanagos
I can only agree with you with the cobstraints of teletext. It wasn't fancy or perfect, but they made the best out of it.
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I can only agree with you with the cobstraints of teletext. It wasn't fancy or perfect, but they made the best out of it.
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-dancingpotplant
Does anyone know how to find out what the background music is?
A really interesting trip of nostalgia.
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Does anyone know how to find out what the background music is?
A really interesting trip of nostalgia.
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-tomv3361
I accidentally pressed the button and was suprised it's still available. So I searched and found this vid, cool
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I accidentally pressed the button and was suprised it's still available. So I searched and found this vid, cool
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-saccharinesilk
what is the music that plays during the Teletext in the US segment? the music box or glockenspiel tune?
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what is the music that plays during the Teletext in the US segment? the music box or glockenspiel tune?
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