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[[File:Hollywood example.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Example of Hollywood in action.]] | [[File:Hollywood example.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Example of Hollywood in action.]] | ||
| − | The '''TV Guide Channel''' software (internally named '''Hollywood''') was used to power the TV Guide Channel following mid-2000 | + | The '''TV Guide Channel''' software (internally named '''Hollywood''') was used to power the TV Guide Channel following mid-2000 through late 2019. Like [[Prevue Junior]], this iteration ran off of Windows. The software began development in 1997 and was released in July of 1999 shipping with a tan guide, reminiscent of the firmware on various Motorola cable boxes, though progressed to various mostly monochrome styles in later years. Notices posted by various channels and cable companies indicate in 2019 that the network has discontinued the scrolling guide in all instances and no longer provides a data feed for these units. |
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| + | As of 2020, the Hollywood software has been recovered by various community members and is in the process of being recovered. An [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmhsxftwZR0| installation guide can be found here] for Hollywood. | ||
== Hardware == | == Hardware == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[https://youtu.be/UGU3b32kZmk Hollywood example] | [https://youtu.be/UGU3b32kZmk Hollywood example] | ||
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| + | [https://www.mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=47762| Wyantotte Cable retires scrolling guide listings] | ||
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| + | [https://www.sktc.net/2019/01/update-cable-tv-scrolling-guide/| SKT Cable: Pop discontinues Hollywood units and scrolling listings] | ||
[[Category: Prevue Software]] | [[Category: Prevue Software]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 21 November 2020
The TV Guide Channel software (internally named Hollywood) was used to power the TV Guide Channel following mid-2000 through late 2019. Like Prevue Junior, this iteration ran off of Windows. The software began development in 1997 and was released in July of 1999 shipping with a tan guide, reminiscent of the firmware on various Motorola cable boxes, though progressed to various mostly monochrome styles in later years. Notices posted by various channels and cable companies indicate in 2019 that the network has discontinued the scrolling guide in all instances and no longer provides a data feed for these units.
As of 2020, the Hollywood software has been recovered by various community members and is in the process of being recovered. An installation guide can be found here for Hollywood.
Hardware
The Hollywood units were initially manufactured by Compaq and based on the Professional Workstation SP700. Despite this, hardware manufactured later in the millennium may vary from those made in 1999.
- Microsoft Windows NT
- Pentium II 440MHz
- STB Systems STB 1X0-0751-407 (Tulsa) Video Card
- 262 MB RAM
- 36 GB SCSI HDD
- 32X CD-ROM & 3½-inch floppy drive (usage unknown)
External Links
Wyantotte Cable retires scrolling guide listings
SKT Cable: Pop discontinues Hollywood units and scrolling listings