Date   : Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:00:58 +0000
From   : Andy Armstrong <andy@...>
Subject: Re: Order of Acorn Computers?

On 2 Dec 2005, at 10:38, Darren Grant wrote:
> It is simply more accurate than the onboard oscillator. I have no  
> idea why
> they felt a more accurate oscillator was required though.

Probably to make it sync properly to the VP415 videodisc player. I  
seem to remember the genlock in the player needs a video signal with  
a really stable timebase to lock to.

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Andy Armstrong, hexten.net