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Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region

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In article <3c028e3552.cferris@cferris.freeuk.com>,
   <cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid> wrote:
> In message <4ec93166$0$5703$ba4acef3@reader.news.orange.fr>
>           Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> > On 18/11/2011 12:41, Alan Dawes wrote:
> > 
> > > next year and then I won't be able to use my teletext adaptor on my
> > > BBC B and Teletext+ on my RiscPC - trying desperately to get on
> > > topic before Druck notices.  :-)
> > 
> [snip]
> > 
> > Oh, and the cheap'n'cheerful hack-together for DOS (Teletext for DOS, 
> > attempts to render teletext 'graphics' with ANSI characters (no, it 
> > isn't bitmapped)) understands the PC emulator gateway service, so you 
> > can use your RISC OS IIC lead (not parallel) with IIC SWI calls from 
> > DOS. ;-)
> > 

> I think the 'Teletext adaptor's' should still work with the old analogue
> satellite transmissions - if you wanted to still use it.

And not just analogue satellite transmissions, many of the older digital
boxes (original sky digital box for instance) will do VBI text
re-insertion if the broadcaster enables it.

-- 
Remote - http://www.hounsome.org.uk
TV display software for the Iyonix

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Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 19:02 +0100
  Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Chris Shepheard <chris.shepheard@chrispics.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 19:27 +0000
    Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2011-11-17 19:50 +0000
      Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 20:06 +0000
        Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Brian Carroll <bric-nospam@argonet.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 20:37 +0000
      Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 23:56 +0000
        Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Alan Dawes <alan.dawes@argonet.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 11:41 +0000
          Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 12:52 +0000
            Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Brian Carroll <bric-nospam@argonet.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 14:35 +0000
          Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-20 17:57 +0100
            Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region cferris@freeRemoveuk.com.invalid - 2011-11-21 09:56 +0000
              Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Robin Hounsome <robin@hounsome.org.uk> - 2011-11-21 17:13 +0000
                Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-24 08:59 +0100
              Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-24 08:54 +0100
                Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Steffen Huber <spam@huber-net.de> - 2011-11-29 17:26 +0100
  Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2011-11-17 23:27 +0000
    Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2011-11-17 23:33 +0000
  Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2011-11-17 23:55 +0000
    Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region NedA <news@ned.uk.invalid> - 2011-11-18 09:42 +0000
      Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 10:19 +0000
        Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region charles <charles@charleshope.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 11:03 +0000
          Re: Completely off-topic shortie - ITV region "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2011-11-18 12:54 +0000

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