The Prestel system and information retrieval
Program: electronic library and information systems
ISSN: 0033-0337
Article publication date: 1 February 1980
Abstract
This article aims at explaining how viewdata systems work, with a particular emphasis on Prestel. Reference is made to the types of information available from both viewdata and teletext systems, together with suggestions as to how they should be used. Both the system hardware and software are discussed as is the configuration of computers providing the Prestel public service.
Citation
Dew, B. (1980), "The Prestel system and information retrieval", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 76-89. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046810
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1980, MCB UP Limited