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An '''Anchor machine''' was an early form of caption generator. They were used in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision monitors, such as on the bridge of the ''[[Sandminer]]'' in ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''. ([[DWM 296]]) | An '''Anchor machine''' was an early form of caption generator. They were used in the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision monitors, such as on the bridge of the ''[[Sandminer]]'' in ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''. ([[DWM 296]]) | ||
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* [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/testcards/bbc.html tv-ark.org.uk mention of an Anchor machine] | |||
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Revision as of 15:04, 16 October 2013
An Anchor machine was an early form of caption generator. They were used in the 1960s and 1970s on Doctor Who in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision monitors, such as on the bridge of the Sandminer in The Robots of Death. (DWM 296)
