Date   : Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:42:33 +0100 (BST)
From   : Pete Turnbull <pete@...>
Subject: Re: network-aware scrolling message thingy

On Jun 11, 18:49, Jules Richardson wrote:
>
> I just asked roughly the same question over on the classiccmp list,
but
> here's the Acorn-specific version...
>
> One of the idea in the pot at Bletchley when we have more room is to
> have some sort of large wall-mounted scrolling message system built
out
> of old hardware.
>
> A few BBCs Econetted together connected to standard Cub displays seem
> like a good base as the hardware's readily available.
[...]
> Question is, has someone done this already? Seems like a sort of 80's
> hacky school project that someone might have done!

It has been done, so the software exists (or existed in the past).
 Maybe someone has a copy lurking.  It was roughly a copy of the
marching bunny on the Mac.

I could give you a copy of the Brandenburg demo -- several Beebs on an
Econet, each playing one part of one of the Brandenburg Concertos.  Not
very visual, though.

-- 
Pete                                           Peter Turnbull
                                               Network Manager
                                               University of York