BBC's Ceefax teletext service launched 50 years ago today
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BBC's Ceefax teletext service launched 50 years ago today
Launched in 1974, Ceefax became the first teletext service, peaking at 22 million weekly users. It changed how millions accessed news before digital took over.
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#OnThisDay 1974: CEEFAX - the world's first teletext service - went live, with a whopping 30 pages of information at your fingertips. In 1972, BBC science correspondent David Wilson chatted to project lead Stanley Edwardson about this newfangled interactive service, and got a sneak peak at a CEEFAX prototype. | BBC Archive
#OnThisDay 1974: CEEFAX - the world's first teletext service - went live, with a whopping 30 pages of information at your fingertips. In 1972, BBC science correspondent David Wilson chatted to project lead Stanley Edwardson about this newfangled interactive service, and got a sneak peak at a CEEFAX prototype. | BBC Archive
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#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everybody's favourite teletext information service. BBC Archive loves the naturalistic conversations captured in this piece. | BBC Archive
#OnThisDay 1978: Ceefax Is Here went behind the scenes of everybody's favourite teletext information service. BBC Archive loves the naturalistic conversations captured in this piece. | BBC Archive
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