Missed this yesterday!
“Ceefax was the world’s first teletext service, going live on 23 September 1974. In a pre-internet world, the revolutionary system allowed people to check the latest BBC news and sport updates at the touch of a few buttons.”
https://www.bbc.com/articles/cvg360rr91zo
#OTD #OnThisDay #history #technology #teletext #ceefax
@[email protected] Happy memories. I designed the teletext receiver for the BBC microcomputer that allowed it to download software from broadcast TV.
https://www.retro-kit.co.uk/page.cfm/content/Acorn-Teletext-Adapter/index.html
@[email protected] That is very cool!