With the future of all computing now firmly entrenched in graphical operating systems, Small Systems utilises its considerable 16 and 32 bit Windows® experience to offer a user-orientated solution to meet the customer's needs. Examples of our work include :

grand organ configuration system	From 2000, Sydney Opera House is undergoing a major refurbishment program and as part of this the grand organ in the main hall is being upgraded. A new control and configuration system has been implemented and the configuration files are created and edited on a PC running this grid oriented software. Every Stop and Group can be modified, the Crescendi and Sequencer can all be configured and uploaded back into the organ's memory. See also the velocity sensitive MIDI keyboard, and the Pipe organ tuner.
	MSVC++ 6.0
theatre cue management	A prototype system was created for a major UK theatre undergoing a total refurbishment. This was to, in some fashion, emulate the old cue light system that stage managers were familiar with but, taking advantage of a blank sheet starting position and the technology available today, create a new view into the management of a live stage. The system provided for an electrical interruption, allowing a legacy unit to be plugged in that isolated the computer control and allowed the stage manager old style control. Because of this the original cue light design had to be retained. The user interface was a floor plan of the stage. Cue lights could be dropped anaywhere on the plan, and connected to circuits so as to mimic the layout for the production. A fully programmable cue list scrolled on the right of the screen with information as to what sort of cue it was, several being available: Stage entrance, CD track, SFX, lighting, MIDI etc. Small Systems did not win the contract, but the prototype remains our property and could be turned into a working system for a client should such a requirement arise. As an extension to this, we also designed a radio linked cue light with red and green lights, a two line LCD character display and two reply buttons. Up to 32 cue lights could be used per stage. The prototype used the UK DTI licence free 418MHz frequency. The software was originally written for Windows 3.11 but has since been fully ported to 32bit Windows as it is felt that 16bit Windows would not offer the rubustness required for a live show environment. Small Systems would really like to bring this project to a useful conclusion.
	MSVC++ 1.52 MSVC++ 6.0
operations control consoles for data broadcast (second version)	Carried out in Sydney, Australia, this involved the production of two maintenance consoles (the SAM and OPS consoles) for a system that beamed financial data from the Australian Stock Exchange over the teletext datalines from the Australian Broadcasting Company.
	MSC 4
time management, accounting and invoicing COMING SOON! Download the 16 bit version here. Here comes the small print! Please note WinAcc 1.09 is unsupported freeware. We will help via email if we can, but no telephone support or warranties of any kind are offered whatsoever.	WinAcc 1.09 is a Windows 3 professional accounting package. It also runs under Windows 95, 98 and 2000 pro. It allows the setting up of two charging centres and unlimited employees, accounts and jobs. Jobs are set up against accounts, full details being held describing both. Employees have up to three charging out rates. VAT is handled and both invoices and statements may be raised. Full reports are available. Although this was written for a client, Small Systems uses it itself for tracking and billing and, unusually, owns the software. The original 16bit version will be made available for download soon. This is unsupported freeware and is pretty safe. It has been in use for some years and no problems have been reported for a very long time. A 32bit version is now in the works and will be released later. This version will be greatly enhanced and will not be available as freeware!
	MSVC++ 1.52
printer buffer controllers	Blah
	MSC 5 MSVC++ 1.52
PAT unit data retrieval	This software collects the test results form a PAT unit via an RS232 link. The results are then dumped to a text file from where the customer imports them into an MS Access database.
	MSVC++ 1.52
Stolen goods tracking	A radio key is embedded into high value goods that, when passed through a gateway is checked against a stolen goods database. The prototype was supplied using MS Access, but the queries were built using SQL since it was anticipated that the final production system would use an industrial strength database.
	MSVC++ 6.0

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