Oracle 1992

31st December 2010 - From Ant :

At this time of year I'm always reminded of how long it has been since Oracle disappeared - 18 years ago this evening in fact. With that in mind. thought you might like this. Bits and pieces of it have been floating around in various forms for a while but at the moment I think this is probably the most complete and restored version of the full last night of Oracle. Sourced from an SVHS recording, processed with some teletext hardware that basically did its best to repair the pages from as many repeat cycles as it could make out, and - after much procrastination - a certain amount of human repair (that would be me then).

P198/05 ORACLE 198 Thu31 Dec ITV 2234:13
   **                ***                
   *********************       ORACLE   
   * ***** ****************   1978-1992 
 ***************************************
                                        
 ORACLE's service to you will close at  
 midnight tonight. We were outbid in the
 Government's auction of teletext.      
                                        
 We are proud to have been part of the  
 team that made teletext a success and  
 brought news and entertainment to so   
 many.                                  
                                        
 The entire ORACLE staff thank you for  
 your support over the years.           
                                        
 Happy New Year and Goodbye from:       
 David Klein; Corinne Knight; Sarah     
 Kovandzich; John Lydon; Bonnie Maguire;
 Des Margetson; Penny Meade; David      
 Mellor; Jayne Miller; Greg Nunes...    
   ORACLE, Marshall St, London W1V 1LL

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