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[[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2000-date]] | [[Image:Clock.jpg|right|thumb|The current look of clock, 2000-date]] | ||
The YSTV clock was introduced in 1999 as a way of identifying the station before live programmes begin, and making it easier for the director to count down a production to its on air point. The software was written by [[Matt Hammond]] to run on an Acorn A3010 computer. Later modifications were made to the software to keep the machine in sync with the correct time. | The YSTV clock was introduced in 1999 as a way of identifying the station before live programmes begin, and making it easier for the director to count down a production to its on air point. The software was written by [[Matt Hammond]] to run on an Acorn A3010 computer. Later modifications were made to the software to keep the machine in sync with the correct time. There has been a recent movement by [[Michael Cullen]] and [[Nathan Lasseter]] to rewrite clock to run on a more modern machine. This will involve lots of C and the allegro game library. | ||
YSTV has rarely used conventional short idents before live programmes - before the days of the clock, live programmes would usually be cut straight from [[Grapevine]] or a continuous spinning YSTV graphic (examples of which can be seen in the YSTV Gold ident). | YSTV has rarely used conventional short idents before live programmes - before the days of the clock, live programmes would usually be cut straight from [[Grapevine]] or a continuous spinning YSTV graphic (examples of which can be seen in the YSTV Gold ident). | ||