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'''Anchor machines''' — sometimes styled '''ANCHOR''' | '''Anchor machines''' — sometimes styled '''ANCHOR machines''' — were early, analogue caption generators, unique to the [[BBC]]. They were used in the 1960s and 1970s on ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision [[computer]] monitors, such as on the bridge of the ''[[Sandminer]]'' in ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]''. When used to generate these computer readouts, [[CSO]] was required to make the captions slot into the monitor's apparent screen. ([[DWM 296]]) | ||
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* [http://kecskebak.blogspot.com/2009/09/anchor-character-generation.html Anchor discussed at length by a font-maker] | * [http://kecskebak.blogspot.com/2009/09/anchor-character-generation.html Anchor discussed at length by a font-maker] | ||
* [http://kecskebak.blogspot.com/2010/06/anchor-cliff-michelmore.html Discussion of the changes made to Anchor's font in 1973] | |||
* [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/testcards/bbc.html A mention of an Anchor machine at tv-ark.org.uk] | * [http://www2.tv-ark.org.uk/testcards/bbc.html A mention of an Anchor machine at tv-ark.org.uk] | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:51, 23 March 2024
Anchor machines — sometimes styled ANCHOR machines — were early, analogue caption generators, unique to the BBC. They were used in the 1960s and 1970s on Doctor Who in scenes which required text or numbers to appear on in-vision computer monitors, such as on the bridge of the Sandminer in The Robots of Death. When used to generate these computer readouts, CSO was required to make the captions slot into the monitor's apparent screen. (DWM 296)
