At some point much later teletext even go a chat function. Was with SMS, extremely expensive.Soome people went ham on the relationships zone (and at some point there was also a 18+ zone for dirty talk during the night)
At the time I think in most western Europe teletext was a thing. Imagine you had this menu on the TV with pages that have graphics of the Atari 2600, and you access by inserting 3 digits codes on the page, seeks the page for you, and presents what’s in there. This was, in a nutshell, teletext
Want to kmow the weather, lottery results, TV channel program for the day and other info? Go to your TV and check the teletext
I am still using teletext every single day (albeit on my phone). It‘s my preferred way to get all the relevant news in the morning.
Want to book a holiday? Teletext. Want to play a daily quiz? Teletext. Want to check live football scores? Teletext.
At some point much later teletext even go a chat function. Was with SMS, extremely expensive.Soome people went ham on the relationships zone (and at some point there was also a 18+ zone for dirty talk during the night)
Wow, I’d somehow never heard of teletext. What country did you use that in?
At the time I think in most western Europe teletext was a thing. Imagine you had this menu on the TV with pages that have graphics of the Atari 2600, and you access by inserting 3 digits codes on the page, seeks the page for you, and presents what’s in there. This was, in a nutshell, teletext
I actually saw a recording of a news story about that recently. It was about when BBC’s Ceefax shut down 12 years ago.
It was interesting because I’d never hear of something like that before. I guess the technology wasn’t too big in the US.
It sounds super cool. Yeah I’m not sure the US had it at all.