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Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 23 Dec 2023 (aussie.zone)

submitted 10 months ago by briongloid@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Hey is anyone old enough to remember when TVs had Teletext? I used to like fiddling around with it when we first got a tv with it ( I was about 10 or 12 maybe). There was a stock market page that was insanely busy.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

sure, I think that was in the mid 90s

[–] cherryripesalmoncake@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I accidentally pressed the button and got stuck in teletext on an older TV the other week.. buggered if I could figure my way back out of those options, but it’s still there.

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

I remember getting stuck too! I did something which made it split screen with Teletext and couldn't fix it quickly enough for my parents liking, who were heightening my fumbling by shouting angrily 😂