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Wednesday 22nd September 2004
Ceefax is 30; vintage Apple ads; iPod scroll wheel; icons and Apple shares... 11:50AM, Wednesday 22nd September 2004
Ceefax, the old-school Internet, is 30 years old tomorrow, a fact that will no doubt be wildly celebrated by its 20 million weekly users.

The Guardian looks back over its three decades while hardcore fans can take a trip down Ceefax memory lane (and discuss in on the forums) at Teletext Then and Now. And if you cannot make it to a ground, it is still the best place to watch football on a Saturday afternoon.

Macmothership.com,
 
 
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, a website 'devoted to the preservation of Apple Computer history', has collected a huge gallery of vintage Apple ads and brochures, which includes the intriguing image above.

MP3 Insider has an article about the evolution of the iPod scroll wheel and the company, Synpatics, that makes it for Apple. The little-known company apparently makes 70 per cent of the world's touchpads for notebooks, including Apple's iBook, and its role in the success of the iPod should not be understimated. Jogwheels anyone?

The iconfactory has added three new icon sets to its collection so far this month - Circus, the Hawaii-themed Tiki Time and the latest in the World of Aqua series. These and others are free to download from the showroom.

And finally, you will not be surprised to hear that Apple's stock price hit yet another four-year high yesterday, $38.87.

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