Prestel The World's First Public Viewdata Service

1 July 1979

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics

Vol. CE-25 (3) , 251-255
https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.1979.273221

Abstract

It should be explained that the name Prestel* has been adopted by the British Post Office as the trade name for its development of viewdata. This paper describes both the conceptual and international aspects of viewdata as well as summarising specific details of the Prestel service now embarked upon in the United Kingdom.

Keywords

VIDEOTEX
TELETEXT
TELEPHONY
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
SPATIAL DATABASES
UNCERTAINTY
DELAY
INVESTMENTS
DECODING