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The UK had a similar thing run by the BBC called Ceefax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax
by TheZenPsycho 13y ago
The UK had a similar thing run by the BBC called Ceefax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax
- vdm 13y agoMinitel was Videotex (2-way) and Ceefax was Teletext (1-way). More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videotex
- Samuel_Michon 13y agoCeefax was a teletext service, it ran on your TV, you couldn’t actually send data over it. Prestel was the UK’s videotex service, similar to Minitel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prestel
- Toenex 13y agoSadly Prestel just never had the penetration of Minitel. As an Englishman who came-of-age in the 1980's I wasn't aware of anyone with Prestel, it was too expensive. I remember my dad, who was pretty keen on technology (we had a sonic remote control for our TV I'll have you know) saying that they needed to make it's use free, even if you have to rent the kit. Charging for calls meant you had to think before you did and in the early 80's had any idea what you would do with it. They needed to be allowed to play for free first.