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Viewdata Graphics used in the experimental phone directory of Post Office Telecommunications in 1977. The image is a graphical representation of the P
Viewdata Graphics used in the experimental phone directory of Post Office Telecommunications in 1977. The image is a graphical representation of the Post Office/British Telecom Research laboratories (Adastral Park) in Suffolk, England. Note the "_ to continue" rather than the correct "# to continue", showing a common rendering error.
Detail of a telephone keypad displaying the sextile and Viewdata square
Detail of a telephone keypad displaying the sextile and Viewdata square
Detail of a telephone keypad substituting an enlarged * and #
Detail of a telephone keypad substituting an enlarged * and #
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Videotex example screen showing its graphics capabilities, 1978. As in teletext, predefined, fixed-width graphics characters in multiple colors could
Videotex example screen showing its graphics capabilities, 1978. As in teletext, predefined, fixed-width graphics characters in multiple colors could be used to create an image.
Minitel was perhaps the most successful videotex service worldwide, using this terminal, c. 1982.
Minitel was perhaps the most successful videotex service worldwide, using this terminal, c. 1982.
Loewe Multicom E, a late 1980s videotex terminal
Loewe Multicom E, a late 1980s videotex terminal
An Alex terminal, photographed in 2006
An Alex terminal, photographed in 2006