Date   : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:48:03 +0000
From   : philpem@... (Philip Pemberton)
Subject: Teletext receiver revisited

Rob wrote:
> I seem to recall there was some Reuters stuff on there, but we're
> talking about 15 years ago here, so I can't actually remember!  I
> think some or most of it was further encoded.

Wasn't there a "Teletext banking" service offered by one of the "major" 
banks many years ago? Abbey National springs to mind.

Basically you ring a number, they tell you "go to page 890 on Channel 4 
and hit Red" and you get "near-realtime" (depending on lag) access to 
your account. I seem to recall you couldn't transfer money around, but I 
do remember sitting on the remote one day and seeing someone's bank 
statements appear on screen... Both nifty and scary at the same time.

-- 
Phil.
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