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BBC Ceefax founding editor (and first creator of teletext) Colm McIntyre dies age 85

dublinman1990 · 2012-05-18 22:46:19

This man has lived to a good age IMO; I didn't know he has had the title of creating teletext for the first time. His service to us IMO has done us well in times of long ago. He is a credit to the BBC for doing that job and that is saying something. May he rest in peace. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18123992

18-05-2012 11:46pm

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This man has lived to a good age IMO; I didn't know he has had the title of creating teletext for the first time. His service to us IMO has done us well in times of long ago.

He is a credit to the BBC for doing that job and that is saying something. May he rest in peace.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18123992

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#2 18-05-2012 11:48pm

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In 1997 I tuned into Ceefax to see who won the European Cup final.

I'm still waiting for the page to load.

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#3 18-05-2012 11:54pm

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Okay.

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#4 18-05-2012 11:57pm

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Ceefax was a much under-recognised form of bringing instant news and information to the masses.

Sad to see it go. Digital Text is slower and uglier by comparison.

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#5 18-05-2012 11:59pm

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Some other guy, somewhere, died today too. RIP

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#6 18-05-2012 11:59pm

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http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02196/map-ceefax_2196470b.jpg

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#7 19-05-2012 12:01am

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Ceefax, the first the best, RTE are still catching up! Hard to believe that was the first port of call for football scores or the top 40. The kids know nothing of 8 bit graphics!

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#8 19-05-2012 12:01am

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dublinman1990 wrote: »

This man has lived to a good age IMO; I didn't know he has had the title of creating teletext for the first time. His service to us IMO has done us well in times of long ago.

He is a credit to the BBC for doing that job and that is saying something. May he rest in peace.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18123992[/QUOTE]

Glad I read that.

Never heard of the man.

Seems to be a bit of an unsung hero.

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#9 19-05-2012 12:03am

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Wink wink, nudge nudge.

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#10 19-05-2012 12:05am

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You have a book of Condolence in Boards? It is not used very much.

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#11 19-05-2012 12:06am

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The best thing about teletext was Bamboozle.

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#12 19-05-2012 12:07am

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dublinman1990 wrote: »

You have a book of Condolence in Boards? It is not used very much.

Its only new but read the bloody charter! Its not AH for the dead.

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#13 19-05-2012 12:10am

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I have read it and seems very straight forward to me.

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#14 19-05-2012 12:20am

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dublinman1990 wrote: »

You have a book of Condolence in Boards? It is not used very much.

The Book of Condolences Forum has died a sorry death.

RIP.

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#15 19-05-2012 12:23am

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Skid wrote: »

Ceefax was a much under-recognised form of bringing instant news and information to the masses.

Sad to see it go. Digital Text is slower and uglier by comparison.

Too true, digital text is rubbish. He is now turning veeerrry slowly in his grave.

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#16 19-05-2012 12:24am

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302,606 my two fave pages

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#17 19-05-2012 12:25am

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Rest in Pixels

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#18 19-05-2012 12:29am

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nummnutts wrote: »

Wink wink, nudge nudge.

I no longer have a reason to listen to local radio. Bye Bye Oceanfm death notices.

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#19 19-05-2012 2:05am

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About 30 years ago I bought a TV with text. Living in London at the time ...... I often stayed up way too late at night reading the thousands of pages at my command. Also great for the up to date scores on Saturday ......... you didn't have to wait for James Alexander Gordon on BBC2 radio. And now, with the www ............ plus ca change!

Rest in peace Colm ......... East Fife 5 - Forfar 4

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