A long time ago, in a different life, I worked at the obscure end of the Teletext galaxy. I was the man that made the words appear on Carlton, LWT and Central (plus GMTV) teletext between 1995 and 2000. When I made my escape, I did it because I knew that the future was limited and I predicted it would all be over in ten years, basing this on the rise of digital television and the increasing limited appeal of the medium. I hate to say it, but I was right.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/jersey/hi/tv_and_radio/newsid_8366000/8366937.stm
It is a shame. It was a pioneering, if often overlooked service, but now it is consigned to the technological rubbish bin along with betamax, the digital compact cassette and HD-DVD.
It was fun and the quickest way to get the lottery results! (And Digitiser was good too).

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