BBC Micro Live

This excerpt from Micro Live was broadcast on 2nd October 1983.
It was presented by Ian McNaught-Davis and John Coll.
Ian and John explain how a BBC Micro was used to generate television titles.
John Vince, Head of Computer Graphics at Middlesex Poly demonstrates a 'VIP Micro' and explains how it was used to generate graphics for the Superman III movie.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• BBC
• Micro
• Live
• Ian
• McNaught-Davis
• John
• Coll

[trunksss5]

" If you write to this address at the end of the program"

Holy crap no internet,

[wisteela]

I love stuff like this. Thanks for uploading.

I'll have to find some info on that VIP Micro.

[wisteela]

@2ndviolin That happened with mine. The filter cap went. Luckily I'd got a spare PSU. I'll also be fixing the original PSU.

[2ndviolin]

I still have my original BBC micro, though I'm afraid the power supply would blow up if I tried to start it up. :/

[jcpadmore]

Blimey - all I did was say how I would've reacted to seeing this feature when I was 11 years old and I get this barrage of trolling.

[jcpadmore]

@AllenRobinson2010 - And that's got anything to do with games because??..................

[jcpadmore]

@AllenRobinson2010 - ??????????????

[jcpadmore]

@AllenRobinson2010 - I read a lot, but your examples are music and a film - so not reading at all. Idiot. Also, I'm 39 this year so I know who The Police are, thank you.

[jcpadmore]

Haha! That demonstration of the subtitling was as clear as mud, using words like "synchronous", etc. Typical nerd talking in nerd language. I bet the general population watching this back in 1983 were just going "What????? What's he on about?!?!!??!?". I was 11 years old and I would've no doubt have said "This is gay! Where are the games?!?!" :-D

[richardmaudsley77]

Genlocks before genlock was a word...

Funny how they didn't even plug that video recorder in before the demo.