NGONGE Posted October 24, 2012 BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, has completed its final broadcast after 38 years on air. Before Olympic champion Dame Mary Peters turned off the last of the UK's analogue TV signals in Belfast, a series of graphics on Ceefax's front page disappeared down to a small dot. The Plain English Campaign earlier gave Ceefax a lifetime achievement award for "clarity" and use of "everyday words". And ex-Prime Minister Sir John Major said Ceefax would be "much missed". Sir John, who has previously revealed that he regularly checked Ceefax pages between Downing Street meetings to keep up to date with cricket scores, said: "Ceefax will be much missed. At moments of high pressure - with little time for detailed examination of the news - Ceefax headlines offered an instant window on the world. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20032882 -------------------------------------------------------------- How many of you internet kids have heard of this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 24, 2012 lol@NG, i remember these like it was yesterday. pages 300 for sports was awesome. 324 for premier league tables. 600 for tv timetable. awesome wallah. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted October 24, 2012 A sad day indeed. Instant news before the red button or even the internet. Saturday afternoons checking the scores before today's apps telling you the latest scored. Great times. ps I was on there just the other day when I pressed the teletext button by accident. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 24, 2012 oi NORF, naga da nostalgia. did the north of england even have televisions in those days? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
