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by IrishJourno 16 days ago
Original article author here: Yes, key pages were multiple times over teletext. It's a bit of a grey area for amateur radio regs, so I didn't mention it in the article, but you could use the software with say, an license-free part 15 short wave FM transmitter, to send an entire carousel of many pages. As such the code does have an option to flag ket pages and specify how many times they should be repeated over a carousel's broadcast.
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I remembered my grand vision for teletext. All pages should be dedicated to a text based rpg using the Choose Your Own Adventure mechanic[0]

People want to fight orcs and goblins, ride dragons, cast magic missile and save the princess.

That (using teletext) one can update the plot dynamically makes for a fun creative challenge. Should probably draw a giant flow chart with the 999 states. When all pages are used you have to remove things before you can add things.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choose_Your_Own_Adventure