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They are shutting down teletext in 2010, even though it is amazing and much better than the internet. The challenge? To design new features which could save it.
( , Wed 29 Jul 2009, 20:45)
If they dedicated half Teletext's bandwidth to this,
it should actually be possible to show low res silent films.
![](http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912977/top.png)
![](http://s2.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912795/side.png)
![](http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912873/steamboat.gif)
![](http://s2.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912795/side.png)
![](http://www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912997/bottom.png)
looks better on browsers without blurry scaling.
also, it wouldn't look as good as the character set only supports combinations of background and another colour.
( , Thu 30 Jul 2009, 1:19, More)
Am it lunchtiem already?
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Based on a genuine Dave the Facts from yonder years ago
( , Thu 30 Jul 2009, 11:29, More)
I'm so very sorry
![](http://www.b3tards.com/u/d43df34c3c39ded3ed65/ratemy2.jpg)
I think if the internet and teletext could breed, this would be the offspring :)
( , Sat 1 Aug 2009, 18:18, More)
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They are shutting down teletext in 2010, even though it is amazing and much better than the internet. The challenge? To design new features which could save it.
( , Wed 29 Jul 2009, 20:45)
![#](/images/board_posticon.gif)
it should actually be possible to show low res silent films.
![](http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912977/top.png)
![](http://s2.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912795/side.png)
![](http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912873/steamboat.gif)
![](http://s2.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912795/side.png)
![](http://www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/50827/1248912997/bottom.png)
looks better on browsers without blurry scaling.
also, it wouldn't look as good as the character set only supports combinations of background and another colour.
( , Thu 30 Jul 2009, 1:19, More)
![#](/images/board_posticon.gif)
![](http://www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/55979/1248992406/DaveTheFax.gif)
Based on a genuine Dave the Facts from yonder years ago
( , Thu 30 Jul 2009, 11:29, More)
![#](/images/board_posticon.gif)
![](http://www.b3tards.com/u/d43df34c3c39ded3ed65/ratemy2.jpg)
I think if the internet and teletext could breed, this would be the offspring :)
( , Sat 1 Aug 2009, 18:18, More)