P198 ORACLE 198 Thu26 Dec ITV 2954:55 1/6 WWWWWWWWWWWW ORACLE is the teletext 3ervice you recei6e when you press the 'TEXT' button on ITV and Channel 4. ORACLE is like a newspaper - we offer everything from news to chess, from kids jokes $ to horoscopes. Unlike a $ njwspapjr, ORACLE is $ never out of date... $ $ 3 $ $ more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Thu26 Dec ITV 2054:57 2/6 FAST, FIRST, FREE! Unlike a njwspapjr ORACLE pages can bj updated by our 1 2 journalists every few seconds - a njwspapjr 4 5 with thousands of editions every day! 7 8 9+k ] ORACLE is created by a 0 team of over 100 journalists, engineers and keyboard operators. ORACLE pays its way with the money it makes from advertising - there is no charge to readers. more follows > Press for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Thu26 Dec ITV 2155:54 3/6 ORACLE consists of hundreds of 'pages' offering you hundreds of subjects. To find what you want use either the front page on 100 or the complete index on page 199 (ITV) or 699 (C4). DID YOU KNOW? ORACLE offers you a minute by minute WORLD CLOCK...on page 329 (ITV) 1 2 3+o?' 3 4 5 6 Main Index 400 Competitions 691 Press for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Thu26 Dec ITV 2055:54 4/6 ^ Many ORACLE pages are 'multipagjsW. This means that, once you have dialled into the page you will automatically recei6j a sequence of related pages, for example Newsround on page 119. At the top right of all multipagrs there is an indicator showing you how many pages are in the sjqujncu and which page in that sequence you are reading. On this page the indicator i; above the flashing '|| %xt arrow. 'o'! x÷ Use the 'HOLD' key 1 2 3'o?' to 'stop' a multipagj 3 4 5 6 more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Thu26 Dec ITV 2155:57 5/6 My set is broken! Occasionally you may find that some or all of the lines on a pagu are jumbled like this: Occasionally \|| $ fi{d that@so^& This is not caused by ORACLE'u atrocious spelling or typing - it is most commonly caused by slight mes-tuning of the set. If adjusting the tuning doesn't $ help the fault could be caused by a mes-directed aerial or your $ local transmitter temporarily $ operating on reduced power. $ 3 $ more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 ORACLE 198 Thu26 Dec ITV 2057:55 6/6 HOW TO USE ORACLE: Pressing the TEXT button on ITV or Channel 4 takes you into ORACLE. All pages ha6j a three figure numbuu. Pages 100 to 399 are on ITV, while pages 400 to 699 are on C4. WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW WW WW ITV C4 100 to 400 to 399 699 WWWW WWWW 3 4 more follows > Press Red for an explanation of FastextP198 O ACLETD ITV 1954:57 3/6 $ ORACLE consists of hundreds of 'pages' offering you hundreds kv $ subjects. $ To find what you want u3e either the front page on 100 or the complete index on pag5 199 (ITV) or 699 (C4). DID YOU KNOW? $ O ACLE minute by minute WORLD CLOCK...on 'o'! x÷ page 329 (ITV* 1 2 3+o?' 3 4 ) 6 Main Index 400 Computition; 691 Press for an explanation of Fa;tuxt