10 Apr
2012
10 Apr
'12
2:45 p.m.
On 10 April 2012 21:27, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
Indeed - I really need to finish the conversion to a Wiki of my site,
and get that all live, then I can start adding info there again..
Rob.
In article <CAApARts1Qx1i4zrMb15W+QBz-3gJ=0HaCPNFu5h4hbjBhTez0g at
mail.gmail.com>,
? ?Rob <robert at irrelevant.com> writes:
More of a protocol; Prestel was the initial and dominant service in
the UK, Bildschirmtext in Germany, Viatel in Auatralia, etc. Minitel
was the french version, using a later version of the protocol alowing
for, among other things, higher resolution graphics.
Initially it was envisaged as an add-on to domestic television sets,
as an alternative to broadcast teletext, so early examples (late
1970s) *were* TV sets, with extra boards in them, eg the Philips G11.
Then we quickly got into big plinths, on which a standard or modified
TV stood (very early 1980s). Soon though the market split between
proper fully integrated terminals aimed at business use, e.g. models
by Sony and Philips, plug-into-your-TV systems, as typified by the
huge range Tandata made, and home computers and early PCs with a modem
and suitable software.
Do viewdata terminals count?
We're trying to be inclusive here, so yes. ?From googling around, it
looks like viewdata was a service and not a terminal manufacturer? (A rough list
of what I have is at the temporary URL
http://v2b.viewdata.org.uk/doku.php/hardware/Introduction )
Always good to have more info.