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This is great! Just FYI I use Teletext daily! It's great and is still used here in Croatia (we even have a Croatian Radio Television teletext app for iOS and An

This is great! Just FYI I use Teletext daily! It's great and is still used here in Croatia (we even have a Croatian Radio Television teletext app for iOS and Android!). If you want to check out the service here it is: https://teletekst.hrt.hr/100-01.HTML https://teletekst.hrt.hr/100-01.HTML Also, just FYI, browsing the internet using a text browser is awesome! Try Lynx or something similar. Also get such an app for iOS|Android to read stuff! It changes the whole internet experience for the better!

Scoundreller 5y ago
Any iOS recommendations? Still know how to use lynx (great for getting around paywalls and getting rid of all the junk).
- disabled 5y ago
  Violoncello for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/violoncello/id1568931107 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/violoncello/id1568931107 Violoncello for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tectrasystems.violoncello&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tectrasyst...
  - MrJagil 5y ago
    Just tested HN, and it doesn’t look good, sadly
anthk 5y ago
>Try Lynx or something similar. - Links (faster), lynx (delays), retawq (needs a little patch, but it flies on a toaster), w3m, elinks. Also, Gopher, gopher revival is the "new" teletext :D. EDIT: in a similar vein: gopher://magical.fish gopher://mozz.us gopher://hngopher.com https://lite.cnn.io https://lite.cnn.io https://text.npr.org https://text.npr.org These will show up better in a text browser than in a graphical one. I tried them under retawq/links/lynx and everything it's crystal clear-readable and usable.
- disabled 5y ago
  Available Desktop Text Browsers Links: http://links.twibright.com/ http://links.twibright.com/ (package name Links 2 in Ubuntu) Lynx: http://lynx.browser.org/ http://lynx.browser.org/ Retawq: http://retawq.sourceforge.net/ http://retawq.sourceforge.net/ W3M: http://w3m.sourceforge.net/ http://w3m.sourceforge.net/ elinks: http://elinks.or.cz/ http://elinks.or.cz/ Gopher Info Gopher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol) Gopher ArchLinux Info: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gopher https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gopher Gopher "Teletext server" setup instructions: https://nhaquariumsociety.com/downloadgofish/gofishUbuntu.pdf https://nhaquariumsociety.com/downloadgofish/gofishUbuntu.pd...
- hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
  > Also, Gopher, gopher revival is the "new" teletext :D. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gemini yet. (Yes, Gemini is the new Gopher now.)
  - anthk 5y ago
    >(Yes, Gemini is the new Gopher now.) No, they are complementary. Gopher is useful for old devices with DOS, Minix, a ZX Spectrum... devices like those. Gemini is good for mobile phones as the screen shape varies a lot. Most people in Gemini should provide their content in both formats. It's just a simple AWK script away with some help of fmt or par.
trinix912 5y ago
Ah yes, it's great! The HackerNews one needs more ASCII art tho ;) Here's teletext in Slovenia: https://teletext.rtvslo.si/ https://teletext.rtvslo.si/ There's news (109), weather forecast (160), train (185) and airplane (178) arrivals/departures, TV guides (200), foreign currency exchange rates (310), stock prices (313), gas prices (175), air pollution indexes (167) and so on. Too bad not many people know about it, let alone use it.
ggerganov 5y ago
This is tangentially related - I recently made a terminal client for HN with some fancy rendering effects. Here is a web demo of HNTerm: https://hnterm.ggerganov.com https://hnterm.ggerganov.com
- T3OU-736 5y ago
  That is pretty neat! Tried it on mobile, and it was a bit constrained (likely due to my settings like font size and the like), but will certainly try on a full desktop browser shortly.
  - ggerganov 5y ago
    Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the web demo is not suitable for mobile devices - make sure to check it out on a desktop browser or in a terminal.
- young_greedo 5y ago
  That's pretty cool! I wish there was a better way of figuring out what the key commands are other than guessing (although tbf it's pretty intuitive). I've been using haxor-news regularly for a few years now https://github.com/donnemartin/haxor-news https://github.com/donnemartin/haxor-news
  - ggerganov 5y ago
    Pressing 'h' should show all the shortcuts
- chaoticmass 5y ago
  I am so using this now!
- warpech 5y ago
  This is awesome! Is there a way to disable the text reveal animations? I am not sure about the intended experience, but on my device they appear quite slow.
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Scoundreller 5y ago

Any iOS recommendations? Still know how to use lynx (great for getting around paywalls and getting rid of all the junk).

disabled 5y ago
Violoncello for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/violoncello/id1568931107 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/violoncello/id1568931107 Violoncello for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tectrasystems.violoncello&hl=en_US&gl=US https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tectrasyst...
- MrJagil 5y ago
  Just tested HN, and it doesn’t look good, sadly

anthk 5y ago

>Try Lynx or something similar. - Links (faster), lynx (delays), retawq (needs a little patch, but it flies on a toaster), w3m, elinks. Also, Gopher, gopher revival is the "new" teletext :D. EDIT: in a similar vein: gopher://magical.fish gopher://mozz.us gopher://hngopher.com https://lite.cnn.io https://lite.cnn.io https://text.npr.org https://text.npr.org These will show up better in a text browser than in a graphical one. I tried them under retawq/links/lynx and everything it's crystal clear-readable and usable.

disabled 5y ago
Available Desktop Text Browsers Links: http://links.twibright.com/ http://links.twibright.com/ (package name Links 2 in Ubuntu) Lynx: http://lynx.browser.org/ http://lynx.browser.org/ Retawq: http://retawq.sourceforge.net/ http://retawq.sourceforge.net/ W3M: http://w3m.sourceforge.net/ http://w3m.sourceforge.net/ elinks: http://elinks.or.cz/ http://elinks.or.cz/ Gopher Info Gopher: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol) Gopher ArchLinux Info: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gopher https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gopher Gopher "Teletext server" setup instructions: https://nhaquariumsociety.com/downloadgofish/gofishUbuntu.pdf https://nhaquariumsociety.com/downloadgofish/gofishUbuntu.pd...
hdjjhhvvhga 5y ago
> Also, Gopher, gopher revival is the "new" teletext :D. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gemini yet. (Yes, Gemini is the new Gopher now.)
- anthk 5y ago
  >(Yes, Gemini is the new Gopher now.) No, they are complementary. Gopher is useful for old devices with DOS, Minix, a ZX Spectrum... devices like those. Gemini is good for mobile phones as the screen shape varies a lot. Most people in Gemini should provide their content in both formats. It's just a simple AWK script away with some help of fmt or par.

trinix912 5y ago

Ah yes, it's great! The HackerNews one needs more ASCII art tho ;) Here's teletext in Slovenia: https://teletext.rtvslo.si/ https://teletext.rtvslo.si/ There's news (109), weather forecast (160), train (185) and airplane (178) arrivals/departures, TV guides (200), foreign currency exchange rates (310), stock prices (313), gas prices (175), air pollution indexes (167) and so on. Too bad not many people know about it, let alone use it.

ggerganov 5y ago

This is tangentially related - I recently made a terminal client for HN with some fancy rendering effects. Here is a web demo of HNTerm: https://hnterm.ggerganov.com https://hnterm.ggerganov.com

T3OU-736 5y ago
That is pretty neat! Tried it on mobile, and it was a bit constrained (likely due to my settings like font size and the like), but will certainly try on a full desktop browser shortly.
- ggerganov 5y ago
  Thanks for the feedback. Yes, the web demo is not suitable for mobile devices - make sure to check it out on a desktop browser or in a terminal.
young_greedo 5y ago
That's pretty cool! I wish there was a better way of figuring out what the key commands are other than guessing (although tbf it's pretty intuitive). I've been using haxor-news regularly for a few years now https://github.com/donnemartin/haxor-news https://github.com/donnemartin/haxor-news
- ggerganov 5y ago
  Pressing 'h' should show all the shortcuts
chaoticmass 5y ago
I am so using this now!
warpech 5y ago
This is awesome! Is there a way to disable the text reveal animations? I am not sure about the intended experience, but on my device they appear quite slow.

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