27-04-2025, 12:52 AM
April 27th 1985 was another significant date for the BBC1 COW. It was when the CEEFAX Subtitle page number changed from 170 to 888.
The last appearance of the 170 COW was at 20:10 on Friday 26th before an episode of “Cover Up”
The First appearance of the new 888 COW Was before “The New Adventures of Wonder Woman” at 17:25 on Saturday 27th
The change was carried out by swapping out 16 EPROMs, 8 on the Background Luma store card and 8 on the Background Chroma store card.
The last appearance of the 170 COW was at 20:10 on Friday 26th before an episode of “Cover Up”
The First appearance of the new 888 COW Was before “The New Adventures of Wonder Woman” at 17:25 on Saturday 27th
The change was carried out by swapping out 16 EPROMs, 8 on the Background Luma store card and 8 on the Background Chroma store card.
