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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 23 Oct 2012

    BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, is turned off after 38 years in UKhttp://bbc.in/TwCs56 

    3:30 PM - 23 Oct 2012
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    • Bhoy Sophie Newbery Kori Baggins Earnest Marks Bernard Mond Tim Parenti Derek 👨‍🔬 Ryan Cameron What's the point of that?
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      1. Niall Harkiss‏ @NiallFH 24 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking RIP Ceefax

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      1. K-Tay‏ @kimothy111 24 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking this makes me very sad. Goodbye ceefax

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      1. ADAM‏ @adam_barrigan 23 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I should play the games. On teletext

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      1. Carol Bates‏ @CarolBates 23 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        RIP Page 302! RT @BBCBreaking BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, is turned off after 38 years in UK http://bbc.in/TwCs56 

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      1. Brendan A  🇪🇺 #fbpe‏ @Toomai2 23 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking bring back the dot! @_The_Young_Ones

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      2. Ben Longworth‏ @Benlong10 23 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking I remember as a kid being transfixed watching the football scores. It was very exciting when the page changed

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      4. Ben Longworth‏ @Benlong10 23 Oct 2012
        Replying to @Lucyayres69

        @Lucyayres69 @bbcbreaking I don't remember that on the pre digital teletext. Just recall waiting in anticipation for the page to change

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      2. Female Enlightenment‏ @OlympedeGouges 23 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        It's been replaced. RT @BBCBreaking BBC Ceefax, the world's first teletext service, is turned off after 38 years in UK http://bbc.in/TwCs56 

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      3. What duck?‏ @geeoharee 23 Oct 2012
        Replying to @OlympedeGouges

        @OlympedeGouges Yeah, but it's still a moment in history. So was the analogue switchover. (I liked the old kind of static better)

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Female Enlightenment‏ @OlympedeGouges 23 Oct 2012
        Replying to @geeoharee

        @geeoharee Yeah. I like that I still have text on many digital channels(at least show info). #occasionalteletextreader

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      1. Fee‏ @FeeW123 25 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Ceefax closes down. What about the subtitles?

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      1. Stuart‏ @astor12121 24 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking What Really Happened in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk5rloafj9k&feature=youtube_gdata_player …

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      1. Tamas Szucs‏ @szucs82 24 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Sean Flaherty‏ @sdflaherty 24 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking @bbcbreaking @sdflaherty - no more ceefax...sad day! #remindsmeofmynan&grandadshouse #memories

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      1. Helen Moss-Black‏ @Tang18 24 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking almost as old as me....used to love the excitement of a 'happy birthday' message arranged by Mum when I was a kid... #CeefaxRIP

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      1. Doug Turner‏ @Doug_Turner 24 Oct 2012
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        @BBCBreaking the "Cornish Internet", has it gone for good?

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      1. Gary Beal‏ @GaryBeal1 24 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Good riddance it was awfully slow on its introduction and never sped up over the 38 years.

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      1. Kristie Scarle‏ @The_Scarlester 24 Oct 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @Newt_Othis Glad they don't decommission us at 38. Hubby is 39 next week ;)

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