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Old 22 Mar 2014, 07:25 (Ref:3382922)   #32
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But do you remember those little screens with green on black info which seemed to be updated at random i think they only lasted 2 years they looked like they should have been attached to an early PC

Definitely!

In pre-RLM days, however, they were the only realistic means of staying in touch with the race over the 24 hours. The once-an-hour English update on the tannoy system was fine, but you couldn't always hear it, thanks to the noise of passing cars.

I recall a pair of them at Arnage Corner right next to the two phone boxes which you entered at your peril. They stank of Gauloises and garlic.
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