Netfax: Retro Teletext News

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. • Feeds from any site. Type a website's address and Netfax finds its RSS or Atom feed, then shows its stories as teletext pages, 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. • Secret pages for ZX Spectrum fans. Dial 016 or 048 and bring your own Spectacle tape (.z80 or .tzx) to read Design Design's teletext-style magazine. • 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.