Re: Interesting use of a GS

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Sun, 11 Oct 1998 16:20:58 -0700, TWS <adoyson@nccn.net> wrote:

>I emailed Dave Lyons about some info on his webpage.      check it out:
>
>Subject:  Re: Question about your homepage
>   Date: Thu, 18 Jun 98 12:51:32 -0700
>   From:  Dave Lyons <dlyons@netcom.com>
>     To: "tws" <adoyson@nccn.net>
>
>>>Caller ID to Serial kit from ITU Technologies. I have this hooked to
>>>an Apple IIgs, which controls a BetaBrite message board over my TV to
>>>announce incoming calls.

That sounds pretty cool.  If you have a TV that has Video/Audio
inputs, you could use a Video Overlay Card in the IIgs to display the
messages on the television screen instead of the BetaBrite board
(which is what I am assuming displays the messages over the television
video).

The actual program he is using could probably be rewritten in GSoft
BASIC quite easily.

Then, all he needs to add is a little infrared remote to plug into his
IIgs so that he doesn't need to use the keyboard to clear the
messages.  :-)

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