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Message: #1298 (Read 4 times, has 0 replies, 1176 bytes)
Date   : Mon Jun  1 00:30:21 1998
From   : Andy Nelson of fidonet#2:254/27
To     : Jonathan Graham Harston
Subject: Running a BBC Without A Keyboard (reply to #1293)


Hi Jonathan,

My stepfather a former Acorn A.S.C. engineer, is now self-employed and works
offshore piloting ROV survey equipment.  (the machines used for examaning
pipes ect. on the sea bed)

He's worked with a lot of custom built stuff but it wasn't too long before
be came across a "Trogan."  This vehicles uses a BBC-B without a keyboard,
no BASIC or DFS,OS 1.2,a special ROM to control information overlays and
cameras connected to a series of monitors.  So there you have it, it's
definately possible don't ask me how though.  I could try and get a copy of
the ROM.

The rest of the team were hysterical when they learned that they could hook
a keyboard up and go into BASIC displaying across their video cameras.  As a
joke an amusing alternative overlay message was put on display for the
supervisor's benefit, he was furious! :-)

Acorn Archimedies are also used offshore for a veriety of control
applications.

Andy & Spook.

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