Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: U-33 on October 23, 2012, 10:36:12 am

Title: CEEFAX...RIP
Post by: U-33 on October 23, 2012, 10:36:12 am

I note that the old BBC CEEFAX service is being discontinued as from today.


CEEFAX...RIP, old fella. You did us proud.

Title: Re: CEEFAX...RIP
Post by: essex2visuvesi on October 23, 2012, 10:43:21 am

How sad.... never realised it had been running since 1974 tho

Title: Re: CEEFAX...RIP
Post by: Circlip on October 23, 2012, 11:11:38 am

Another victim of T'internet. PRESTEL was short lived. Remember doing a prototype for Co. I worked for.

  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: CEEFAX...RIP
Post by: essex2visuvesi on October 23, 2012, 01:00:15 pm

Quote from: Circlip on October 23, 2012, 11:11:38 am

Another victim of T'internet. PRESTEL was short lived. Remember doing a prototype for Co. I worked for.

  Regards  Ian.

PRESTEL? Now I feel old lol

Title: Re: CEEFAX...RIP
Post by: hopeitfloats on October 23, 2012, 01:06:56 pm

the NZ equivalent is called teletext and i can see it will go the same way as ceefax. very slow updating news now. sometimes 2 or 3 days old before its onscreen. a real shame. it used to be a brilliant service and a lot quicker than cranking up the computer or waiting for radio/tv news.

Title: Re: CEEFAX...RIP
Post by: Martin (Admin) on October 23, 2012, 03:44:36 pm

 
BBC was CEEFAX, was ITV Oracle?

Is Oracle still going? ( .... as our are has gone digital, we can't get either )