Date   : Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:14:50 +0100
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: Going soon!

David Hunt wrote:
>>I still need 16 BBC B boards for the ol' image wall project anyway, so
>>fixable machines with knackered cases (and/or duff PSUs) are actually a
>>bonus as the boards will likely all get stuffed into a rack... (although
>>a tower of 16 cased BBCs might look rather cool)
>>
>>cheers
>>
>>Jules
> 
> 
> It would be cooler to see the Beebs pinned up on the other side of the wall
> so it is clear where the images are coming from. So on the back of your wall
> of Microvitecs (or whatever else you're using) there would be a grid of
> Beebs screwed onto the wall.

Agreed, that would look pretty cool! :)

I've not yet figured out what to have as the 'master' machine with a 
camera hooked up to it. It needs Econet, whatever it is, and a 
sufficient amount of CPU power to grab an image and split it into chunks 
for sending to each BBC. RiscPC's probably the sensible choice, although 
coding for the ARM is probably beyond me there! (I can handle physical 
hardware / construction, and doing some of the coding on the beeb side I 
reckon, but I'd be lost writing anything for an ARM-based Acorn)

> Sounds like a fun project, if you need any assistance, I'd be happy to help.

ta - I probably will :) This one's been on the back-burner for a year or 
so now, awaiting some space to actually do it!

A 2x2 working prototype / proof of concept (without anything properly 
mounted) would be do-able in the short term though.

> I can store those spare Beebs until you get back to Cambridge if you like.

thanks, that's a good plan assuming they don't get claimed (looks like 
someone's interested in at least one of them! :)

cheers

Jules