analogue archeology - the return of teletext

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JonnyP

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Interesting article in the Guardian today.  As someone who relied on Ceefax and Oracle for football scores, news and the awesomely pixellated fun that was Bamboozle for a good ten years this caught my eye.  The recovery system is linked and pretty darn clever.

For those that experienced the joy of teletext:


https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2016/aug/10/teefax-a-nostalgic-return-to-the-days-of-teletext
 
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