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From: markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.video
Subject: Re: closed caption decoding circuits?
Keywords: closed caption decoding circuits
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Date: 20 Dec 88 01:22:49 GMT
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In article <3887@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, toad@nl.cs.cmu.edu (Todd Kaufmann) writes:
> I'm looking for a/some simple circuits for decoding closed caption info from
> the `dark area' of the video image which is generally available from video
> signals.  
> ... 
> How about companies that sell simple kits to get one started in such things?
> 

Dick Smith Electronics had both closed caption and Videotext decoders.
See Radio-Electronics  November 1986 for the closed caption decoder,
April 1986 for the videotext decoder.

Does anyone know if any of these kits are available in the US?

> Cheap, education video effect boxes would be fun too---something like
> inverting color signals (i'm easily amused).  

See Radio-Electronics September 1987.

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