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'''PC Prevue''' (sometimes referred to as Prevue Junior) was an iteration of the Prevue Guide software which ran on Microsoft Windows instead of AmigaOS, similar to Hollywood, the software the TV Guide Channel utilized.
 
'''PC Prevue''' (sometimes referred to as Prevue Junior) was an iteration of the Prevue Guide software which ran on Microsoft Windows instead of AmigaOS, similar to Hollywood, the software the TV Guide Channel utilized.
  
The software seemed to have support for both a split-screen format similar to what was used on [[Prevue Grid]] but also had a feature that promoted programming On Now, Coming Up Next, Movies, Sports, which includes its channel, time, and the next time the program will air. The listings seemed to lack any scrolling capabilities and like other versions, included weather information between every rotation. While this still seems to be in use under TV Guide branding, a copy of the software has still yet to be posted.
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The software seemed to have support for both a split-screen format similar to what was used on [[Prevue Grid]] but also had a feature that promoted programming On Now, Coming Up Next, Movies, Sports, which includes its channel, time, and the next time the program will air. The listings seemed to lack any scrolling capabilities and like other versions, included weather information between every rotation. One copy of PC Prevue exists, which is version 2.4, dated 2/27/1997 and has been dumped.
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 07:06, 25 December 2020

Example of PC Prevue with its initial branding.
Example of PC Prevue with 1998 branding

PC Prevue (sometimes referred to as Prevue Junior) was an iteration of the Prevue Guide software which ran on Microsoft Windows instead of AmigaOS, similar to Hollywood, the software the TV Guide Channel utilized.

The software seemed to have support for both a split-screen format similar to what was used on Prevue Grid but also had a feature that promoted programming On Now, Coming Up Next, Movies, Sports, which includes its channel, time, and the next time the program will air. The listings seemed to lack any scrolling capabilities and like other versions, included weather information between every rotation. One copy of PC Prevue exists, which is version 2.4, dated 2/27/1997 and has been dumped.

External Links

Page on Prevue Interactive's website advertising the Prevue Junior

Prevue Junior example #1

Prevue Junior (TV Guide branding) example #2

Prevue Junior (TV Guide branding) example #3