Prevue (ESQ)

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Prevue Grid, also known as blue grid and a2-blue, was the final iteration of the Prevue software, used from 1993-1999. Like Prevue List and EPG Sr., Prevue Grid ran on the Amiga platform. There were many differences between these three Amiga-based software editions, however. Whereas Prevue List displayed a list of what was currently on on each channel, then what would be on in the future at different times, the Prevue Grid showed what was on each channel currently and in the future at the same time.

The Prevue Grid software had 3 different names over the course of its history: Prevue Guide, Prevue Channel, and lastly, for just a few months, TV Guide Channel. Only one version of the Prevue Grid software, which is thought to be the final version, is currently known to be on the internet. This is version 9.0.4, with TV Guide Channel branding. This copy of the disk contains listings from April 1, 1999. If one were to set their Amiga (emulated or real) to that date, said listings would suddenly appear and start scrolling. As the software internally counts days from January 1, the year is unimportant, but if a leap year is used, make sure to select March 31 instead. Under emulation, the most reliable way to set the Amiga date is to change it on the host computer, as WinUAE will always reset the clock to that of the host upon a reboot.

YouTube clip: Blue Grid example

The Blue Grid software initializing (with a custom serial number)

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Special Characters

The following is a list of special characters available on the Prevue Grid software in the listings. These characters are drawn from the PrevueC.font file, but the order of the characters does not quite match up exactly with their order in the font itself. These were discovered by editing the curday.dat file, which contains the current listings cache.

  • 7C - CC
  • 80 - Right Triangle
  • 81 - Upside-Down Right Triangle
  • 82 - Right Double Triangle
  • 83 - Upside-Down Double Right Triangle
  • 84 - R
  • 85 - PG
  • 86 - ADULT
  • 87 - PG-13
  • 88 - Left Triangle
  • 8E - VCRPlus+
  • 8F - NC-17
  • 90 - TVY
  • 91 - Headphones
  • 92 - Disney Logo
  • 93 - TVY7
  • 94 - 16ANS+
  • 95 - HBO
  • 96 - 18ANS+
  • 97 - 13ANS+
  • 98 - CINEMAX
  • 99 - TVG
  • 9A - TV14
  • 9B - TVPG
  • 9C - WOW (Phone)
  • 9D - G TOUS
  • 9E - PREVUE LOGO
  • 9F - SPECIAL OFFER
  • A1 - TVM
  • A2 - Upside-Down Exclamation Point
  • A3 - TVMA
  • A4+ Symbols