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BBC Ceefax founding editor (and first creator of teletext) Colm McIntyre dies age 85

  • 18-05-2012 11:46PM
    #1
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,443 ✭✭✭


    This man has lived to a good age IMO; I didn't know he has had the title of creating teletext for the first time. His service to us IMO has done us well in times of long ago.

    He is a credit to the BBC for doing that job and that is saying something. May he rest in peace.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18123992


Comments

  • #2
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    In 1997 I tuned into Ceefax to see who won the European Cup final.

    I'm still waiting for the page to load.


  • #3
    Fromthetrees
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,846 ✭✭✭Fromthetrees


    Okay.


  • #4
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,872 ✭✭✭Skid


    Ceefax was a much under-recognised form of bringing instant news and information to the masses.

    Sad to see it go. Digital Text is slower and uglier by comparison.


  • #5
    fedor.2.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,944 ✭✭✭fedor.2.


    Some other guy, somewhere, died today too. RIP


  • #6
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02196/map-ceefax_2196470b.jpg


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Ceefax, the first the best, RTE are still catching up! Hard to believe that was the first port of call for football scores or the top 40. The kids know nothing of 8 bit graphics!


  • #8
    Stained Class
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,808 ✭✭✭Stained Class


    dublinman1990 wrote: »
    This man has lived to a good age IMO; I didn't know he has had the title of creating teletext for the first time. His service to us IMO has done us well in times of long ago.

    He is a credit to the BBC for doing that job and that is saying something. May he rest in peace.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18123992[/QUOTE]

    Glad I read that.

    Never heard of the man.

    Seems to be a bit of an unsung hero.


  • #9
    Havermeyer
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    Wink wink, nudge nudge.


  • #10
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,443 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    You have a book of Condolence in Boards? It is not used very much.


  • #11
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    The best thing about teletext was Bamboozle.


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  • #12
    KeithM89_old
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    dublinman1990 wrote: »
    You have a book of Condolence in Boards? It is not used very much.

    Its only new but read the bloody charter! Its not AH for the dead.


  • #13
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,443 ✭✭✭dublinman1990


    I have read it and seems very straight forward to me.


  • #14
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    dublinman1990 wrote: »
    You have a book of Condolence in Boards? It is not used very much.

    The Book of Condolences Forum has died a sorry death.

    RIP.


  • #15
    xflyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,787 ✭✭✭xflyer


    Skid wrote: »
    Ceefax was a much under-recognised form of bringing instant news and information to the masses.

    Sad to see it go. Digital Text is slower and uglier by comparison.
    Too true, digital text is rubbish. He is now turning veeerrry slowly in his grave.


  • #16
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    302,606 my two fave pages


  • #17
    My name is URL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,623 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Rest in Pixels


  • #18
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    nummnutts wrote: »
    Wink wink, nudge nudge.

    I no longer have a reason to listen to local radio. Bye Bye Oceanfm death notices. :(


  • #19
    Spread
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭Spread


    About 30 years ago I bought a TV with text. Living in London at the time ...... I often stayed up way too late at night reading the thousands of pages at my command. Also great for the up to date scores on Saturday ......... you didn't have to wait for James Alexander Gordon on BBC2 radio. And now, with the www ............ plus ca change!

    Rest in peace Colm ......... East Fife 5 - Forfar 4


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