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Re:Vintage video game cartridges with built-in modems by elsurudo on Sunday June 30, 2019 @05:41AM (#20317296)
> how teletext worked

How teletext works! In Europe, it is still used. There is weather, classifieds, LOTS of "seeking partner" ads usually for the older generation, etc...

Really neat technology/"hack" when you think about it

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Re:Vintage video game cartridges with built-in modems by rahimnathwani on Sunday June 30, 2019 @05:57AM (#20317357)
"In Europe, it is still used."

Wow. Your comment prompted me to ask my dad whether he still uses teletext. I assumed the answer would be 'no', because he can read and watch news on his iPad.

But apparently he still uses teletext for quick access to news headlines and share prices.

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Re:Vintage video game cartridges with built-in modems by danieldk on Sunday June 30, 2019 @07:03AM (#20317605)
I have also seen people who use the online version/simulation of teletext. Probably because it is so brief and has very few distractions. E.g.:

https://nos.nl/teletekst

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Re:Vintage video game cartridges with built-in modems by s_y_n_t_a_x on Sunday June 30, 2019 @10:51AM (#20318498)
That's really cool. Thanks for the link.
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Re:Vintage video game cartridges with built-in modems by jeffrallen on Sunday June 30, 2019 @06:08PM (#20320870)
In Switzerland, subtitles are on TT page 777.
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