20 Nov
1999
20 Nov
'99
9:33 a.m.
Cool, you've picked up a bank sign! This system was
used to display a
message in lights up on a pole somewhere and alternate that with the
current temperature. If its like the one I've seen there is a 2708
character ROM on the "data" board. The I played with could display a
message that is about 65 characters in length on a 32 x 16 set of light
bulbs. I checked and I don't have any data any more on the sign, I may
still have a paper tape around here somewhere.
--Chuck
Interesting. Both boards are identical as far as I can tell, both have the
connectors, no sign of a "Data" board, and no 2708's in sight.
What do you plug into the "Temp Interface"? I'm guessing the A/D circuitry
would be part of the temperature probes, which I didn't get :^(
Guess for the time being at least I can leave these out and have a couple
more free slots.
Zane
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