Hi, Paul.

I don't know if you're reading Z3Tech these days, so I copied this for
you. The lines will be horribly wrapped by the time you see them, I'm
afraid.

Interesting...

Regards, FIM.

SL>Anybody out there interested in TELETEXT.....?

SL>Last night (well this morning actually) I spotted something interesting on
SL>channel 10 up here in brisbane.

SL>±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±  It was on TELETEXT Page 100:
SL>±   HOLD  NETWORK TEN   2:06:23  3:09    ±
SL>±                                        ±  The numbers on the top are the
SL>± ST.TIME   EVENT TITLE   BREAK  DUR  SRC±  Station Time (ST.TIME) and a
SL>±  1:56:10                BK 1   2:30 CAP±  count-down timer which indicates
SL>±   :58:40 KID 2                10:52 VD ±  the time till the next event.
SL>±  2:09:32                BK 2   2:30 CAP±
SL>±  2:12:02 KID 3                 9:22 VD ±  The line immediately below the
SL>±  2:21:24                BK 3   2:30 CAP±  "ST.TIME" is
the last event and
SL>±  2:23:54 KID 4                15:27 VD ±  is coloured green (on black).
SL>±  2:39:21                BK 4   2:30 CAP±
SL>±  2:41:51 KID 5                 8:04 VD ±  The next line (without
the "hour
SL>±  2:49:55                BK 5   2:30 CAP±  is the current event and this is
SL>±  2:52:25 KID 6                17:46 VD ±  coloured white
SL>on red (whole line).
SL>±  3:10:11                BK 6   2:30 CAP±
SL>±  3:12:41 KID 7                 8:16 VD ±  The following line is the next
SL>±  3:20:57 ============== SB      :50 CAP±  event and is coloured yellow (on
SL>±  3:21:47 PSYCH-OUT            14:36 VC ±  black).
SL>±  3:36:23                BK 1   2:00 CAP±
SL>±  3:38:23 OUT 2                11:45 VC ±  All the other
"event" lines are
SL>±  3:50:08                BK 2   2:00 CAP±  coloured white on black.
SL>±  3:52:08 OUT 3                 8:24 VC ±
SL>±     ***  End  of  DOS  ***             ±  In this case
"events" titled:
SL>±                                        ±  - "KID" means a
movie called
SL>±                                        ±    "PK and the Kid"
SL>±  À  [ 100 ]    255      255      255   ±  - "OUT" means a
movie called
SL>±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±    "Psych-Out"


SL>When going from a Programme to a Commercial, then count-down timer will
SL>actually count FORWARD to "0:05+" before the page is
updated.  But when
SL>going from Commercial to Programme, the page is updated immediately the
SL>count-down timer reaches "0:00".

SL>When the page updates, all "event" lines simply move up one line.

SL>"BK n" means Commercial Break and the number shows which break it is.

SL>"name n" means the name of the Programme and number shows
which segment it i

SL>"SB"  means Station Break, the Staion ID comes on and maybe
a Commercial too

SL>I think "SRC" means the source of the Vision.

SL>Think "VC" & "VD" probably refer to Video
machines `C' & `D'.

SL>I'm not sure about "CAP", perhaps Computer Assisted
Play-back or something?


SL>Below is an ANSI pic showing exactly what it looked like...

SL>[?7h[40m[2J[0;1;30m±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±[s
SL>[u±±±[2;1H±   [32mHOLD  [37mNETWORK TEN   2:06:23  3:09   [s
SL>[u [30m±[3;1H±[40C±[4;1H± [31mST.TIME   EVENT TITLE   BR[s
SL>[uEAK  DUR  SRC[30m±[5;1H±  [32m1:56:10[16CBK 1   2:30 CA[s
SL>[uP[30m±[6;1H± [41m  [37m:58:40 KID 2               [40m[s
SL>[u[41m 10:52 VD [30;40m±[7;1H±  [33m2:09:32[16CBK 2   2:[s
SL>[u30 CAP[30m±[8;1H±  [37m2:12:02 KID 3[17C9:22 VD [30m±
SL>[9;1H±  [37m2:21:24[16CBK 3   2:30 CAP[30m±[10;1H±  [37m[s
SL>[u2:23:54 KID 4[16C15:27 VD [30m±[11;1H±  [37m2:39:21[s
SL>[u[16CBK 4   2:30 CAP[30m±[12;1H±  [37m2:41:51 KID 5[17C[s
SL>[u8:04 VD [30m±[13;1H±  [37m2:49:55[16CBK 5   2:30 CAP[s
SL>[u[30m±[14;1H±  [37m2:52:25 KID 6[16C17:46 VD [30m±
SL>[15;1H±  [37m3:10:11[16CBK 6   2:30 CAP[30m±[16;1H±  [s
SL>[u[37m3:12:41 KID 7[17C8:16 VD [30m±[17;1H±  [37m3:20:57[s
SL>[u ============== SB[6C:50 CAP[30m±[18;1H±  [37m3:21:47 P[s
SL>[uSYCH-OUT[12C14:36 VC [30m±[19;1H±  [37m3:36:23[16CBK 1[s
SL>[u   2:00 CAP[30m±[20;1H±  [37m3:38:23 OUT 2[16C11:45 VC [s
SL>[u[30m±[21;1H±  [37m3:50:08[16CBK 2   2:00 CAP[30m±
SL>[22;1H±  [37m3:52:08 OUT 3[17C8:24 VC [30m±[23;1H±[5C[s
SL>[u[33m***  End  of  DOS  ***[13C[30m±[24;1H±[40C±[25;1H[A
SL>±[40C±
SL>±  [37mÀ  [41m  [0;30;41m100  [4C[1;5;32;40m255[6C[33m2[A
SL>[27C55[6C[36m255   [0;1;30m±
SL>±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±±
SL>[0m[255D


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