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Indeed, it looks deliciously like Ceefax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax I might get up at 5am and stare at it while
by JonnieCache 12y ago
Indeed, it looks deliciously like Ceefax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceefax
I might get up at 5am and stare at it while listening to some easy-listening music.
- keehun 12y agoI remember being in Germany a few years ago, and my friends' parents still used this (something equivalent in Germany) on their TV. It was effective.
- amatera 12y agoThis is called Teletext[1] (or in german: Videotext). It still widely used i guess. Even me sometimes used it to get informations about the sheduled TV-Program if not cellphone/tablet is in reach ;) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext
- VMG 12y agoIf you're watching this World Cup in Germany, you'll get regular notices on where to find further information (e.g. see Page 200 for current lineup)
- robert_tweed 12y agoNope, that would be the rather unique text mode of the BBC Micro, which allowed you to do things like double-height letters. AFAIK, only Ceefax and the BBC Micro supported that. This is definitely based on the standard EGA/VGA text mode (originally 80x25 characters) used by DOS. Mode 0x10 IIRC. This is also using the standard codepage 437, which includes the characters for single and double borders. You could also rewrite the symbol table to make custom characters, which is what Norton Utilities and others did.
- pling 12y agoMode 7 FTW along with all the artists who worked with its limited graphics support. The Mullard SAA5050 will have a special place in my heart forever.