| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
I was scanning through the satellite feeds, looking for something from
Saudi Arabia when I spotted an Amiga screen. On checking the channel I
discovered that it was from NASA select, which is Satcom 2R, channel
13.
The Amiga appears to have been booted into something called PRO VIDEO
CGI, copyrighted 1986 and 1987 by Jeff Karline. Based on what I can
see on the screen it supports only a single disk and 512K of memory
under AmigaDOS 1.1, but supports more memory and disk under AmigaDOS
1.2. No references to 1.3 or 2.0.
At the bottom of the screen it complains that it can't open EXECUTE's
workfile on :T, and announces a return code of 20. I suspect something
went wrong when it was rebooting after a power failure. NASA Select
normally only sends program material on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so
the boot screen may be there for several days!
Does anybody know what this package is, or how NASA Select uses it?
This goof on their part could generate publicity for the Amiga among
technical types.
John Sauter
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| 4454.1 | NASA? | WJG::GUINEAU | Sun Jan 27 1991 18:58 | 5 | |
John, how do you get access to this sort of stuff? Do you have a satellite dish? This doesn't sound like cable, but it sounds like fun! | |||||
| 4454.2 | yep: Satellite RO TV | SAUTER::SAUTER | John Sauter | Mon Jan 28 1991 07:23 | 5 |
Yes, I have a satellite dish. I got it after getting tired of waiting
for the local cable company to reach my street. I wouldn't trade it
for cable, even now, because of such things as NASA Select and the
direct feeds from Saudi Arabia.
John Sauter
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| 4454.3 | title pictures | SALEM::LEIMBERGER | Mon Jan 28 1991 07:59 | 5 | |
It sounds like an older version of Pro Video Gold. This program is a
character generation program that allows interactive control of the
screens. It can be used with a genlock to title pictures that are
broadcast.
bill
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| 4454.4 | pro video gold | CSCOAC::KENDRIX_J | Mon Jan 28 1991 13:35 | 22 | |
> <<< Note 4454.3 by SALEM::LEIMBERGER >>> > -< title pictures >- > > It sounds like an older version of Pro Video Gold. This program is a > character generation program that allows interactive control of the > screens. It can be used with a genlock to title pictures that are > broadcast. > bill > Bill, I agree, it does sound like Pro Video Gold. It is in wide use by alot of TV stations. My own cable station, uses it to play the listings and times of upcoming shows, as well as do the bulletin board advertising. I found this out the same way as in .1. Turned on the TV one night and was going to check the listings when I discovered 'TASK HELD -- FINISH ALL WORK...' It was really funny, and it stayed there for almost a week. JK | |||||
| 4454.5 | thanks | SAUTER::SAUTER | John Sauter | Wed Jan 30 1991 12:56 | 3 |
Thanks for the reference. It did appear to be genlocked, since there
was a NASA logo under the AmigaDOS screen.
John Sauter
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