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Ceefax - rip

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by TC (Lovely Geezer), Apr 19, 2012.

  1. TC (Lovely Geezer)

    TC (Lovely Geezer) Well-Known Member

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    25 Years ago Ceefax was the only wat to get live scores for midweek games and racing results as they happened.
    Also 1000s of pages of travel deals that you couldn't rewind on.
    **** compared to today's technology, but I.m sure many on here used it in the past.


    NB - There will be a minutes silence at Anfield on Saturday in memory of Ceefax <cheers>
     
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    TC (Lovely Geezer), Apr 19, 2012
  2. Mind The Duck

    Mind The Duck Well-Known Member

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    We mentioned this on the Newco board

    I preferred it to the current BBC website for results
     
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  3. thefanwithnoname

    thefanwithnoname Well-Known Member

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    When I used to work nights many years ago, I used to come home at 4-5am and catch up on the news via ceefax
    It was a bastard if there was 10 pages of local news and you missed page 7 or whatever and had to go all the way around again <laugh>
     
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  4. Go G YellowScreen

    Go G YellowScreen Well-Known Member

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    It's still there on digital.

    I used to like reading the letters page. It was full of whinging, right-wingers complaining about the youth of today, foreigners and the unemployed.

    A bit like General Chat in fact.
     
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  5. GroveRanger

    GroveRanger Well-Known Member

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    Was Ceefax murdered and the Sun covered it up then?
     
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  6. Magic Laudrup 11

    Magic Laudrup 11 Well-Known Member
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    My gran based her opinion of foreigners on the letters on ceefax <laugh>
     
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  7. TC (Lovely Geezer)

    TC (Lovely Geezer) Well-Known Member

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    The anticipation when the page flicked and nothing changed, but you knew it was going to update with something in the next few seconds. The gutted feeling when it was a goal against and the standing up punching the air and saying "get in!" when we scored!
    Many a betting slip screwed up and tossed away watching the racing results and a few anxious waits for sp's.
     
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  8. Go G YellowScreen

    Go G YellowScreen Well-Known Member

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  9. If in doubt

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  10. Go G YellowScreen

    Go G YellowScreen Well-Known Member

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    British Ceefax was never like this:

    please log in to view this image
     
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  11. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    The quiz on Channel 4, Bamboozle?, if you got one wrong it would send you back to the start.
    Cricket updates were probably faster than the BBC website ones now.
     
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  12. Cosmic_LUFC

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    yeah bamboozle - classic
     
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