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[[File:Hollywood logo.png|left|200px|]]
 
[[File:Hollywood logo.png|left|200px|]]
 
[[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 into the present day. Like [[Prevue Junior]], this iteration ran off of Windows. The guide was shipped with a tan guide, reminiscent of the firmware on various Motorola cable boxes, though progressed to various mostly monochrome styles in later years. Software status seems to be currently unknown at this time, however seems to still be used in some cable companies.
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The '''TV Guide Channel''' software (internally named '''Hollywood''') was used to power the TV Guide Channel following mid-2000 into the present day. 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. Software status seems to be currently unknown at this time, however seems to still be used in some cable companies.
  
 
== Hardware ==
 
== Hardware ==
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The Hollywood units were manufactured by Compaq and relied on the '''Professional Workstation SP700'''.
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*Microsoft Windows NT
 
*Pentium III Xeon 550MHz  
 
*Pentium III Xeon 550MHz  
 
*STB Systems STB 1X0-0751-407 (Tulsa) Video Card
 
*STB Systems STB 1X0-0751-407 (Tulsa) Video Card
 
*128MB RAM (most likely)
 
*128MB RAM (most likely)
*4.3-1024 GB HDD
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*SCSI HDD (exact size unknown, presumably 4 GB?)
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*32X CD-ROM & 3½-inch floppy drive (usage unknown)
  
 
[[File:Tv guide.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Example of a Hollywood unit. These units were manufactured by Compaq.]]  
 
[[File:Tv guide.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Example of a Hollywood unit. These units were manufactured by Compaq.]]  
As of November 9, 2020, we currently do not know all of the hardware included, so some uncited information has been put in place instead.
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==

Revision as of 00:38, 11 November 2020

Hollywood logo.png
Example of Hollywood in action.

The TV Guide Channel software (internally named Hollywood) was used to power the TV Guide Channel following mid-2000 into the present day. 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. Software status seems to be currently unknown at this time, however seems to still be used in some cable companies.

Hardware

The Hollywood units were manufactured by Compaq and relied on the Professional Workstation SP700.

  • Microsoft Windows NT
  • Pentium III Xeon 550MHz
  • STB Systems STB 1X0-0751-407 (Tulsa) Video Card
  • 128MB RAM (most likely)
  • SCSI HDD (exact size unknown, presumably 4 GB?)
  • 32X CD-ROM & 3½-inch floppy drive (usage unknown)
Example of a Hollywood unit. These units were manufactured by Compaq.


External Links

Hollywood example