Teletext Adaptor and Tuner from Microtext Ltd.
Teletext offers one-directional data transmission, broadcast via an television signal. (Generally it is transmitted in an analogue television signal. Digital television uses a different system).
Required UHF/VHF Decoder (Tuner)
The Microtext adaptor does not include a UHF/VHF decoder. Instead, it requires a composite video signal - which can be obtained from following sources:
- From the Video Out socket of a Video Recorder (if one does own a VCR)
- From the Microtext's Tuner (which was sold separately, for users who don't own VCRs)
Telesoftware
Unknown if the software included support for downloading Telesoftware? (hardware-wise it should be no problem since Telesoftware is transmitted as normal Teletext pages).
Pictures
pictures provided by Terje Grind
Reviews & Advertisement
Review in Amstrad Action
Review in Amstrad Computer User
advertisement in Amstrad Computer User / November 1989
Manual
Download manual as a pdf file: media:Microtext Teletext Adaptor Manual.pdf