6 Oct
2003
6 Oct
'03
11:24 a.m.
On Oct 5, 18:24, Tony Duell wrote:
While looking for Econet bits, I found the
above-mentioned unit
(Morely
Electronics Teletext Adapter).
Morley, not Morely :-)
It's clearly a BBC periperal. On the back is
Belling-Lee coaxial
socket
(standard TV aerial connector), and a piece of 6 way
ribbon cable.
This
splits, 4 wires go to a 20 pin 2-row IDC header socket
(presumably
BBC
User Port, the connections would then be +5V, Ground,
and 2 lines for
I2C
SCL and SDA). The other 2 wires go to a plug to fit
the BBC's power
outlet socket, to get 12V.
Does anyone know anything about this unit, and more
importantly,
anyone
know where I can get the software to use it (it's
certainly not
compatable with the Acorn Teletext unit).
You need the Advanced Teletext Software ROM, which I've got in my
archive. There's also an additional extension ROM. It does neat
things like autotuning, and is reputedly rather superior to the Acorn
Teletext Adaptor, though not having ever owned a Morley one, I wouldn't
really know. Ther'es also some inofrmation on it on The BBC Lives!
website.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York