Netfax: Retro Teletext News
Paul Desmond
Netfax: the news, as it looked in 1985. Netfax turns today's headlines into a 40×24, eight-colour teletext screen, loosely inspired by Ceefax, Oracle, Prestel and the Stock Exchange's TOPIC. Type a three-digit page, press the coloured keys, and let the headlines roll past on a 25-second carousel. The news can be pretty depressing these days. Seen through a low-res, eight-colour filter, it's a little easier to take. Bring your own news. Add any RSS feed, or tap Add News for a ready-made starter pack. Every story credits its publisher and links to the original. The web, through 1980s eyes. Type any address and Netfax redraws the page as chunky teletext, as if you were watching on an old CRT telly. Full stories. Tap to read the whole article as flipping teletext pages, fetched on your device. Weather on 400, from Apple Weather. Money on 240, with ECB reference rates. A 1980s market screen on 690, with competing quotes, spreads and market makers. It's all simulated, all fictional and just for fun. Quizzes with REVEAL, recipes, world clocks and test cards. Teletext Camera: turn your photos into block-graphic art. Pages from Netfax: a full-screen tour of the service, set to specially commissioned easy-listening muzak. Pick your channel: four looks, from classic blue bands to viewdata green. No account, no tracking and no ads. Your feeds stay on your device. Netfax is an independent app. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by the BBC, ITV, BT or the London Stock Exchange. Ceefax, Oracle, Prestel and TOPIC are named only to describe what inspired it.
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