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In the 1980s we also downloaded software from TV

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨spzb@infosec.pub⁩ to ⁨retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org⁩

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  • Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Thanks for sharing!

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  • kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    What kind of software would people usually download through the television?

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    • spzb@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Have a look at the archived pages here : al.zerostem.io/~al/teletext/…/1984-09-04-0060.1/

      Teletext pages in the 700 range contained the Telesoftware programs

      I would imagine Visicode was similar fare although, for reasons I discuss in the article, they’re not very easy to find any more.

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  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Mazinger Z!

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