BBC turn off CEEFAX service

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Submission + - BBC turn off CEEFAX service (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Kittenman on Tuesday October 23, 2012 @07:42PM

Kittenman writes: After 38 years (1974-> 2012) the BBC's CEEFAX service has ceased transmission. The service gave on-line up-to-date textual information (albeit in condensed form) to TV viewers in the pre-Internet era and afterwards. An British ex-PM (John Major) states ..
"From breaking global news to domestic sports news, Ceefax was speedy, accurate and indispensable. It can be proud of its record."

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