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It went on to attract 22 million viewers a week and inspired teletext services around Europe.
BBC: Ceefax founding editor Colin McIntyre dies at 85
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This transcript was produced from the teletext subtitles that are generated live for Newsnight.
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The digital switchover also spells the end for BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, after nearly four decades.
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The founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service - the world's first teletext service - has died at the age of 85.
BBC: Ceefax founding editor Colin McIntyre dies at 85
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The early teletext decoders consisted of large metal boxes - wire-wrapped prototypes.
BBC: Ceefax: The early days
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Other software shipped with the board includes the Matrox Software DVD player, Ulead Photo Explorer 6.0, Windows Media Encoder, and a teletext browser.
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He took early retirement at the age of 55 to write books, while acting as a teletext consultant in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
BBC: Ceefax founding editor Colin McIntyre dies at 85
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Digital TV offers a wider range of channels than analogue TV and much of the content available on teletext-based services can be accessed on digital sets.
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The technology for the world's first teletext service was developed by BBC engineers who were trying to find ways of providing subtitles on TV programmes for the deaf, rather than produce a news service.
BBC: Ceefax founding editor Colin McIntyre dies at 85
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When Ceefax launched, it was rumoured that there were only four teletext-capable TV sets in the whole UK - one in the BBC director general's office, one for the director of engineering, one at Kingswood Warren and one in Colin McIntyre's home.
BBC: Ceefax: The early days
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As viewers got a small taste of what Ceefax had to offer, millions of Britons during the 1980s invested in new teletext-enabled TV sets which gave them access to the full Ceefax service, which by now included recipe details for dishes prepared on BBC cookery shows, share prices, music reviews and an annual advent calendar.
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