Date   : Fri, 02 Oct 1998 15:48:22 +0000
From   : Mike_Tomlinson@...
Subject: Re: The Universal Teletext Adaptor

I think it was made by Ground Control.  Is it in a beige box with
black/brown panels?

If it does connect to the user port I doubt the Acorn ATS rom would work
with it, as the Acorn unit connected
to the 1Mhz bus.  It may have been a modified version of the ATS rom.

The Ground Control unit was auto-tuning, whereas the Acorn unit had to be
manually tuned (and a pain it was too.)

If I remember correctly, the same unit could also be connected to the
Archimedes using a cable which plugged
into one of the backplane slots.


Mike






                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 



To:   BBC Micro Mail List <bbc-micro@...>
cc:    (bcc: Mike Tomlinson/MP/Rockliff)
Subject:  [BBC-Micro] The Universal Teletext Adaptor




I have a Universal Teletext Adaptor. It requires a program called TTX to
run it. It apparently is compatible with the ATS ROM but there are no
tuning dials on it and so I assume the tuning must be done through the
TTX software.

It also requires a lead to run from a five pin DIN on the unit to the
User Port. Has anyone heard of this Teletext adaptor? Does anyone have
the required software or lead/info for constructing a lead?

Chris

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