199 SEEFAX HISTORY • LORE • LEGAL 199 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── SEEFAX WAS FOUNDED ON **6 FEBRUARY 2026**, the **74th anniversary** of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne in 1952. Created by **JOHN FRENCH HOBBS**, who was **11 years old** at the time of creation. This date marks the moment the first fully functional SEEFAX 101 page appeared — the moment the colours aligned, the layout locked into place, and the creator declared: “IT WORKED COMPLETELY.” ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── THE LORE OF SEEFAX ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── • THE CLOCK The blue‑faced analog clock with yellow hands is the beating heart of SEEFAX. It keeps time, marks rituals, and anchors the broadcast day. • THE BOOT SEQUENCE SEEFAX begins with a flag‑raising ceremony, a digital hoist of the SEEFAX banner, marking the start of transmission. • THE SHUTDOWN RITUAL At 23:58:03, SEEFAX fades out while “Auld Lang Syne” plays, honouring the tradition of nightly closedown. At midnight, the channel sleeps. • THE DUDES The unseen operators of SEEFAX — the technicians, archivists, and lore‑keepers — who maintain the pages behind the scenes. • THE ERAS OF SEEFAX - The Conception Era (Feb 5, 2026) - The IT WORKED COMPLETELY Era (Feb 6) - The Expansion Era (Feb–Mar 2026) - The Ritual Era (Mar 2026) - The Broadcast Identity Era (Apr 2026– ) • THE GUARDIAN LINK SEEFAX pulls live headlines from The Guardian, transforming modern news into retro teletext format. • THE PAGE NETWORK 101: News Summary 102–106: Full Stories 100: Index 199: History & Legal 000: Boot Screen 400: Weather 888: Subtitles • THE MYTHOS SEEFAX is not a website. It is a channel, a ritual, a broadcast identity, a digital nation, and a living artefact of retro computing. ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── LEGAL ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── © JOHN FRENCH HOBBS All original SEEFAX content is protected by copyright. No unauthorised use permitted. Third‑party headlines remain property of their respective publishers. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────