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Other => General Discussion => Topic started by: Iceliaco on June 09, 2011, 09:31:51 PM
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I have a Weatherstar XL, that was recently taken out of my local head-end, I know a guy that works there, and I saved it from the dumpster.
It has also another computer unit that goes inside the big rack mount box, so its actually two of them.
I have been thinking of trying to hook it up and see what it will do, and clues on how to do that?
Also, what would I do with something like this?
Could I put another kind of 'auto render program' on it or something?
Is it worth anything?
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Ooh! I wish i could have it :( lol
btw, does it have v2 graphics or v3 graphics? and what headend and city is this from?
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You have to be really experienced in computer programming in order to be capable of getting it to access TWC's satellite feeds. Only a few of us have been able to do that.
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Well I am a little hesitant to say where, because I don't want to get anyone onto trouble. How do I know what version of graphics it has?
Here is a picture of them on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5817025804/# (http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5817025804/#)
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You have to be really experienced in computer programming in order to be capable of getting it to access TWC's satellite feeds. Only a few of us have been able to do that.
No, you just need the equipment and an understanding of how it all works together.
And, the computer inside the XL is the XLs hardware... so there isn't two XLs, if that's what you mean. And is it worth something? Yep :yes: What I would do is open the back of the XL up and connect Video Out to Video In on a modulator or other equipment that can accept the signal. That should at least let you see what version of the graphics it has.
Edit: I stand corrected on the two computers after seeing those pics ;)
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Well I hooked it up to a tv, on video and after it boots I get these
http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5817105000# (http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5817105000#)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5816537685# (http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5816537685#)
And then I hooked the svga port up to a monitor and got this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5816537793/#in/photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5816537793/#in/photostream)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5817105556/#in/photostream (http://www.flickr.com/photos/straypoetry/5817105556/#in/photostream)
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My gosh.. I want the graphics :worship: they would honestly help for my emulation projects!
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How would I get them off? Looks like unix or Linux to me, but I don't have anything with SCSI anymore....
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How would I get them off? Looks like unix or Linux to me, but I don't have anything with SCSI anymore....
Its alright... you dont have to :blushing: its copyrighted material anyways so i dont really recommend posting them :hmm:
and a little OT, this is my emulation using v2 graphics in case you were wondering
WeatherSTAR XL v2 Emulation - June 4. 2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSwBkj7bU8U#)
IIRC, the graphics are in SGI frames, which should work under windows :thinking:
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The operating system is Irix, an Unix variant. And the SGI frames will only be able to be used if you have Photoshop or some other program like that :P
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I checked out the emulation, and that's pretty cool you can do that. Is it for displaying your own weather station info? I mean is that why people make the emulations?
So what should I do with them? Play around, or just dump 'em on eBay?
What do you think?
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Thats pretty cool you were able to save it. Its sorta the situation I had when I got mine. The XL will loop the last forecast it have and then just show a black screen. Thats cool that the data was still stored. How familiar with programming are you? It is possible to modify the unit via software to accept outside weather data. It's not perfect but works.
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When it boots up, on the saga output, I can see that it is trying to FTP out and I assume get data... I wonder if I could get inside and change the FTP IP t o one on. Y own server, that way I could feed it anything I want.
I could even make it public, and then stream the output, so anyone could send data to it.
Maybe make it an online weather station with a bunch of random people feeding data to it?
Or maybe turn it into some kind of a message system and again stream the output.
That should be reasonably easy I would think..
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I checked out the emulation, and that's pretty cool you can do that. Is it for displaying your own weather station info? I mean is that why people make the emulations?
So what should I do with them? Play around, or just dump 'em on eBay?
What do you think?
Id hate to be greedy, but if you could send the slides to me as long as its fine with Martin.. i really wanna play around with them in after effects :happy: :P and DO NOT put the graphics on eBay.. or else TWC will likely go after you :hmm:
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Well, if I can get the graphics off, I will just give them to whoever wants 'em, but I meant the machines, I might want to keep one of them to play with, but what should I do with the other one?
They both work, but one isn't inside a cabinet.
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Wow, I would love to have one of them :dance: (though it might need the case.. :hmm:) how much would you sell it for? Btw, if your interested, the unit should fit inside a standard SGI O2 system from what ive heard/seen like this
(http://www.alexlomas.com/gallery/d/1435-2/SGI+_8_.JPG)
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When it boots up, on the saga output, I can see that it is trying to FTP out and I assume get data... I wonder if I could get inside and change the FTP IP t o one on. Y own server, that way I could feed it anything I want.
Easier to find out the IP it wants, then build a dummy network to your server with that IP.
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When it boots up, on the saga output, I can see that it is trying to FTP out and I assume get data... I wonder if I could get inside and change the FTP IP t o one on. Y own server, that way I could feed it anything I want.
Easier to find out the IP it wants, then build a dummy network to your server with that IP.
I see what you mean, so if I could figure out the formatting, I could set it up to scroll news and weather data from XML feeds. That could be a lot of fun.,
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I wish we could have XL goodies. :bleh:
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When it boots up, on the saga output, I can see that it is trying to FTP out and I assume get data... I wonder if I could get inside and change the FTP IP t o one on. Y own server, that way I could feed it anything I want.
I could even make it public, and then stream the output, so anyone could send data to it.
Maybe make it an online weather station with a bunch of random people feeding data to it?
Or maybe turn it into some kind of a message system and again stream the output.
That should be reasonably easy I would think..
Here is what Brian/cc17926 has done in regards to that.
Weather Star XL - 6/26/09 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-deLbEaYKPM#)
I don't think it is an easy task at all. Depends on how familiar you are with programming I suppose. In this scenario data is being exported from a program on a local networked computer and pushed to the XL. Notice the radar.
I checked out the emulation, and that's pretty cool you can do that. Is it for displaying your own weather station info? I mean is that why people make the emulations?
So what should I do with them? Play around, or just dump 'em on eBay?
What do you think?
Id hate to be greedy, but if you could send the slides to me as long as its fine with Martin.. i really wanna play around with them in after effects :happy: :P and DO NOT put the graphics on eBay.. or else TWC will likely go after you :hmm:
Slides? All of the graphics are in separate pieces. It's not really just one piece
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Slides? All of the graphics are in separate pieces. It's not really just one piece
Yeah.. Im aware. :P
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Well, after thinking about trying to make a project out of these, I have decided to let them go. I have already made a deal with one of the members here for the XL in the rackmount case, and will be shipping that out tomorrow, but I have decided to put the other one on Ebay, so if anyone wants to get it, here is the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WeatherChannel-Weatherstar-XL-Receiver-SGI-O2-/330577276966?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf7f0f026#ht_1973wt_1108 (http://cgi.ebay.com/WeatherChannel-Weatherstar-XL-Receiver-SGI-O2-/330577276966?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf7f0f026#ht_1973wt_1108)
I should mention that this one stopped working on me today, it was working right along with the other one, but now it is throwing an error message, so be aware of that if you bid. (the other one still works fine BTW)
Zach, thanks for the interest in the graphics, but I can't really get them off, and hopefully the other forum member (you know who you are) that is getting the working XL can help you out with them.
You guys have been a help figuring out what to do with these, and I wish you all the best!
:-)
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Iceliaco, it's alright if you cannot get the graphics off! :yes: All emulating is for me is a pure hobby and nothing more. I actually want to apologize if I sounded a little greedy, but it's unfortunate that I cannot claim this XL to be my own since my parents do not have the money. :( Good luck to whomever gets it! :happy:
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Iceliaco, it's alright if you cannot get the graphics off! :yes: All emulating is for me is a pure hobby and nothing more. I actually want to apologize if I sounded a little greedy, but it's unfortunate that I cannot claim this XL to be my own since my parents do not have the money. :( Good luck to whomever gets it! :happy:
Hey dont worry, I bet more and more of these will turn up as more cable companies go HD, so dont give up hope.
You never know..
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Well, after thinking about trying to make a project out of these, I have decided to let them go. I have already made a deal with one of the members here for the XL in the rackmount case, and will be shipping that out tomorrow, but I have decided to put the other one on Ebay, so if anyone wants to get it, here is the link:
[url]http://cgi.ebay.com/WeatherChannel-Weatherstar-XL-Receiver-SGI-O2-/330577276966?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf7f0f026#ht_1973wt_1108[/url] ([url]http://cgi.ebay.com/WeatherChannel-Weatherstar-XL-Receiver-SGI-O2-/330577276966?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf7f0f026#ht_1973wt_1108[/url])
I should mention that this one stopped working on me today, it was working right along with the other one, but now it is throwing an error message, so be aware of that if you bid. (the other one still works fine BTW)
Zach, thanks for the interest in the graphics, but I can't really get them off, and hopefully the other forum member (you know who you are) that is getting the working XL can help you out with them.
You guys have been a help figuring out what to do with these, and I wish you all the best!
:-)
I noticed you have $70 for shipping. To my knowledge the parts you are shipping don't weigh more than 10lbs. The entire chassis perhaps would cost around $60-70 to ship since that weighs arouns 50lbs.
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I noticed you have $70 for shipping. To my knowledge the parts you are shipping don't weigh more than 10lbs. The entire chassis perhaps would cost around $60-70 to ship since that weighs arouns 50lbs.
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I see your point, I was thinking about how heavy the other one was, and you are right, most of the weight of the other one is in the chassis, so I have lowered the shipping to $25
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Wow, Ill see if i can get ahold of it now! :dance:
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I might bid on this...
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Is that the XL from Youngstown Time Warner?
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Is that the XL from Youngstown Time Warner?
It isnt Youngstown...
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Is that the XL from Youngstown Time Warner?
It isnt Youngstown...
Then what city is it?
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Is that the XL from Youngstown Time Warner?
It isnt Youngstown...
Then what city is it?
I dont know :whistling: but it definitely isnt Youngstown...
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The XL is from Warren, PA.
:-)
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I love fixing broken things, thank you Iceliaco..
Jamestown, NY / Warren, PA Weatherstar XL - 6/28/2011 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjY2oSGY_ZE#)