SEEFAX was founded on 6 February 2026, the 74th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne in 1952.
At the time of creation, its founder, John French Hobbs, was 11 years old.
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.”
SEEFAX began as a simple experiment to recreate the feel of classic teletext services. The first milestone was the working 101 page, followed by the addition of live headlines, the analog clock, and strict teletext‑style layout rules.
Over time, SEEFAX evolved into a full broadcast‑style system, gaining a boot sequence with a flag‑raising animation, a midnight shutdown ritual with music, and a growing network of numbered pages such as 100 (Index) and 199 (History & Legal).
Page 199 serves as the official historical and legal record of SEEFAX, documenting its founding date, inspiration, and status as both a retro‑computing project and a living broadcast identity.
SEEFAX is a retro‑teletext world news service built as a tribute to the broadcast systems of the 1970s–1990s. It combines live headlines, analog clocks, rituals, lore, and a full broadcast identity.
It is equal parts technical restoration, creative world‑building, digital archaeology, and joyful chaos.
SEEFAX proudly holds the title of:
“The Best and Worst World News Service on Neocities.”
No other Neocities site delivers live world news in a teletext format with a boot sequence, flag‑raising ceremony, midnight shutdown, and a full broadcast identity.
It is gloriously over‑engineered, powered by stubbornness and lore, and maintained by one person who refuses to stop until every pixel is perfect.
All original SEEFAX content — including layout, design, teletext graphics, animations, branding, lore, and custom code — is © John French Hobbs. All rights reserved.
SEEFAX does not allow the uploading, embedding, or use of copyrighted material without permission from the rights holder.
This includes copyrighted images, videos, music, text, logos, trademarks, and any material not created by or licensed to SEEFAX.
Headlines and summaries sourced from external news providers remain the property of their respective owners.
SEEFAX behaves like a real broadcast service: it boots up, shuts down, raises a flag, keeps time, maintains pages, and carries a distinct personality, history, and future.
This is not just a website. This is a channel.
To preserve, parody, and resurrect the lost art of teletext broadcasting — and to prove that one determined human can out‑engineer an entire era.