ICL OPD/Merlin Tonto

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Mon Mar 17 17:24:44 2003

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> Behalf Of Adrian Vickers
> Sent: 17 March 2003 19:27
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: ICL OPD/Merlin Tonto
>
> Shame it can't do CLID though. Maybe I shall have to try to retrofit my
> Pace 56K modem into it, then bodge the ROMs to read the CLID.... Then add
> the TCP/IP stack that's recently been developed for the QL, adapt a
> browser, and presto - an internet-capable OPD!

Now THAT would be worth seeing. In fact I'd probably pay for it, but it
would require that the OPD screen was on all the time, and that would reduce
its life somewhat on account of burnage. Remember the OPD was designed so
that incoming calls could be taken with the screen turned off; back then
they were really expensive.

> Lemme see, on current form, I should have finished that project by about
> 2019...

I know the feeling :)

cheers

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