Date   : Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:50:14 -0000
From   : "Michael Borcherds" <mrb@...>
Subject: Re: Circuits involving a SAA5050?

> For several years now I've been maintaining a RiscPC system with a
teletext
> decoder card in it. The card is being used to produce an 80x25 screen of
> text as a composite video signal. Now, I need to replace this card, mostly
> because the card has a TV tuner in it, and the property where the computer
> is based does not have a TV licence. So, I'm looking to build my own
> 'serverely simplified' version of the card. Using an SAA5050 chip seems to

Why not rig up a serial/parallel link to a BBC B and use its composite video
output?

cheers,

Mike

(well if you will post to a BBC list :))))