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This system suffered from being large and unwieldy, and as there was only (room for) one could not be used with multiple camera setups. Additionally the controller had a rather noisy switch to advance the display making it difficult to be operated from close proximity to microphones.
This system suffered from being large and unwieldy, and as there was only (room for) one could not be used with multiple camera setups. Additionally the controller had a rather noisy switch to advance the display making it difficult to be operated from close proximity to microphones.


When the monitor rack was overhauled for [[Cub Conversion]] a spare set of Cotrol B&W monitors monitors became free. This, coupled with some Acorns and a spare PC, allowed three much smaller NaffoCues to be made by [[John Biltcliffe]] (hardware) and [[Matt Hammond]] (software).
When the monitor rack was overhauled for [[Cub Conversion]] a spare set of Cotron B&W monitors monitors became free. This, coupled with some Acorns and a spare PC, allowed three much smaller NaffoCues to be made by [[John Biltcliffe]] (hardware) and [[Matt Hammond]] (software).


Still in use in 2007, after a glitch when the serial port stopped working at Christmas 2006 due to a Windows wierdness.
Still in use in 2007, after a glitch when the serial port stopped working at Christmas 2006 due to a Windows wierdness.
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