If I had to know what was on TV this was the best way. The only other way for me was to check the paper with the TV listings or some magazine, and teletext was just infinite times better to check
Not the person you asked, but it was very popular in the UK. You could get news, sport, programme times, recipes, reviews, games, holidays and all sorts. With no on demand TV it was often more interesting than what was currently being broadcast. It was also the basis for displaying subtitles over TV.
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
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)
TV Guide. Every week, you’d get a little digest in the post with a listing of that week’s shows, trivia, Q&As and interviews with insiders, and puzzles & games. I was very interested in movies and television, and devoured it cover to cover.
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 remember being an avid browser of the TV Guide to plan out things I’d want to watch for the week.
If I had to know what was on TV this was the best way. The only other way for me was to check the paper with the TV listings or some magazine, and teletext was just infinite times better to check
Wow, I’d somehow never heard of teletext. What country did you use that in?
Not the person you asked, but it was very popular in the UK. You could get news, sport, programme times, recipes, reviews, games, holidays and all sorts. With no on demand TV it was often more interesting than what was currently being broadcast. It was also the basis for displaying subtitles over TV.
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.
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 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)
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Bamboozled!!! Highlight of my day!
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.
TV Guide. Every week, you’d get a little digest in the post with a listing of that week’s shows, trivia, Q&As and interviews with insiders, and puzzles & games. I was very interested in movies and television, and devoured it cover to cover.
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