Re: webTV adapter
Jim wrote:
| Phore:Means bearer translated from Greek. Wavephore was the name of a
| system/company that was to be implemented by PBS in the VBI [vertical
| blanking interval] which is in the peaks and valleys of its broadcast
| band. They had a few profs from Yale and Princeton that were going to
| thru webTV and the WavePhore system offer basic free internet content
| of fairly high quality without an ISP...go figure! The thrust of
| the1990's internet development. All the service of an ISP less the
| ISP using just an TV antenna and TV Tuner card. It was free see.
| Support was through advertising to the users like Excite and many
| others. The original internet users being computer scientists and
| engineers were not particularly interested in Ads only communication
| and assurance.
Looks like Terhune still had a toe left for a poodle to tug him out!
Thanks for sparing me hours of study to answer his trick question!
That's an impressive technology, sounds like. Sounds like it would have
been a one-way communication, though, just like TV. Had it not already
done so, sounds like it might have become defunct anyhow with the
looming demise of analog TV. HDTV requires a different antenna &
possibly has eliminated or otherwise made use of the VBI. That could
explain the secret channels I now get on my Vizio VW37L. Thanks for that
synopsis. Some of the URLs some have posted are huge & tough to figure.
"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
| news:etzjWhH7IHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
|> What's a Wave Phor?
|>
|> --
|> Gary S. Terhune
|> MS-MVP Shell/User
|>
http://grystmill.com
|>
|> "PCR" <pcrrcp@netzero.net> wrote in message
|> news:eTraFLF7IHA.1420@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
|> > Jim wrote:
|> > | Thanks, I just zapped them both. The only logs I saw were current
|> > | date/time and I guess there were some errors. I do not believe
|> > | that removing a BHO from a cabinet component will cause any
|> > | problem in the future if I have any need of it.
|> >
|> > Very good. I haven't missed mine yet. And I haven't heard any of
|> > the MVPs complain. Therefore, you've made the right decision,
|> > unless Terhune has fallen into another earthquake & PA Bear
|> > entered another hibernation.
|> >
|> > | Did you ever get the WavePhore stuff working and what was the
|> > | back channel? Certainly an antenna can act as a reciever and a
|> > | transmitter...I wonder where this went when the Wi-Fi got going?
|> >
|> > I don't know a lot about it, I'm afraid. Here is another article
|> > that ties WEB TV, Wavephore & Wavetop all together...
|> >
|> >
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1997/oct97/wavphopr.mspx
|> > Microsoft to Include WavePhore's WaveTop Software in Windows 98
|> > WaveTop Is the First Data Broadcast Service to Build On Top of
|> > Windows 98 Open Broadcast Architecture
|> >
|> > I guess all the parts are defunct, if one part is. And, if you
|> > don't have an antenna, looks like it never would work in the first
|> > place, anyhow. I just hope none of the various components are
|> > useful for anything else. But, if so, you know you can simply use
|> > HiJackThis's undo to get back what you've removed, if that's the
|> > part you discover to be useful.
|> >
|> > Looks like I still, myself, have a few registry keys that still
|> > mention Wavephore & Wavetop-- & even mention Logit.txt! Hmmmm!
|> >
|> >
|> > --
|> > Thanks or Good Luck,
|> > There may be humor in this post, and,
|> > Naturally, you will not sue,
|> > Should things get worse after this,
|> > PCR
|> >
pcrrcp@netzero.net
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net