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Teletext festival breathes life into old tech | Teletext festival breathes life into old tech |
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Teletext is not quite dead yet thanks to Berlin's International Teletext Art Festival. | Teletext is not quite dead yet thanks to Berlin's International Teletext Art Festival. |
The annual event showcases the work of artists who have repurposed the medium to create striking images. | The annual event showcases the work of artists who have repurposed the medium to create striking images. |
Some of the images include lucky fortune cats, Mozart and The A-Team's Mr-T. | Some of the images include lucky fortune cats, Mozart and The A-Team's Mr-T. |
Teletext, a British invention from the 1970s phased out in the UK in 2012, is a television information retrieval service. | Teletext, a British invention from the 1970s phased out in the UK in 2012, is a television information retrieval service. |
Despite teletext's limitations, artists from across the world have pushed the ageing tech to its limit to create an impressive collection of retro illustrations. | |
The festival, in its third year, will be run by Finnish art collective FixC, from 14 August to 14 September 2014. | The festival, in its third year, will be run by Finnish art collective FixC, from 14 August to 14 September 2014. |
After the BBC announced it would no longer broadcast Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, many users took to the web to wish the service a fond farewell. | After the BBC announced it would no longer broadcast Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, many users took to the web to wish the service a fond farewell. |
Despite its decline in the UK, teletext remains popular in many European countries. | Despite its decline in the UK, teletext remains popular in many European countries. |
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