The end of Ceefax.
Discussion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20032882
To be honest Ceefax is well past it's sell by date. yet somehow It's sad to see it go.
P-Jay said:
I think I booked a £99 package Holiday to some Spanish Costa as a teenager via this, or more than likely the ITV version - I guess that's been gone for a while.
Found memories of waiting for the page to change get the details and grab the number quickly before it changed again.
You Paged the Oracle Found memories of waiting for the page to change get the details and grab the number quickly before it changed again.
Twincam16 said:
P-Jay said:
I think I booked a £99 package Holiday to some Spanish Costa as a teenager via this, or more than likely the ITV version - I guess that's been gone for a while.
Found memories of waiting for the page to change get the details and grab the number quickly before it changed again.
Found memories of waiting for the page to change get the details and grab the number quickly before it changed again.
bebee said:
Twincam16 said:
Booked it, packed it and fked off.....................I used to use Ceefax all the time for TV listings. Still remember the codes: 601-605 for BBC with 606 being a 'now and next' for all channels, 111-115 for ITV and CH4.
TheTurbonator said:
The T'internet has replaced Ceefax for package holidays now.
I used to use Ceefax all the time for TV listings. Still remember the codes: 601-605 for BBC with 606 being a 'now and next' for all channels, 111-115 for ITV and CH4.
I remember "watching" cricket and seeing the runs and wickets tick over in the middle of the night when England were playing in Australia. How different is it with streaming 24hr news & sport through the web nowadays? Although seeing Arsenal go 1 up in the last minute, then wait for Match of the Day to see the goals used to be something quite special.I used to use Ceefax all the time for TV listings. Still remember the codes: 601-605 for BBC with 606 being a 'now and next' for all channels, 111-115 for ITV and CH4.
Used to use the travel reports too - we'd time our drive to the south coast at weekends on when the M25 stopped flasing red.
2 weeks all inclusive to Acupulco for £350 was a pretty stonking deal.
Sad to see it go, as it was a really useful thing in its day, and paved the way to the internet. Incomparable to what we have now though.
TheTurbonator said:
The T'internet has replaced Ceefax for package holidays now.
I used to use Ceefax all the time for TV listings. Still remember the codes: 601-605 for BBC with 606 being a 'now and next' for all channels, 111-115 for ITV and CH4.
Ah yes - and 360 for motorsports news (quite liked that, almost like a reference to a 360-degree donut).I used to use Ceefax all the time for TV listings. Still remember the codes: 601-605 for BBC with 606 being a 'now and next' for all channels, 111-115 for ITV and CH4.
In the name of progress, you can now get digital text.
It's a huge leap forward, with proportionately spaced typeface and everything. And yet... what used to be a 1-page teletext story is now split over three annoyingly small columnar sidebars. You must page through them. Of course, mouthbreathers get to keep one eye on the PiP soap opera or reality TV show.
Gah!
It's a huge leap forward, with proportionately spaced typeface and everything. And yet... what used to be a 1-page teletext story is now split over three annoyingly small columnar sidebars. You must page through them. Of course, mouthbreathers get to keep one eye on the PiP soap opera or reality TV show.
Gah!
Edited by completetangent on Tuesday 23 October 18:14
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