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WS4000 Simulator is a free, cross-platform emulation of the WeatherSTAR, which refers to the technology used by American cable and satellite television network The Weather Channel (TWC), to generate its local forecast segments (currently known under the brand Local on the 8s) on cable and IPTV systems nationwide. The hardware takes the form of a computerized unit installed at a cable system's headend. It receives, generates, and inserts local forecast and other weather information, including weather advisories and warnings, into TWC's national programming. Much like teletext, the original WeatherSTAR makes use of the vertical blanking interval (VBI) in order to be displayed on customer television sets.
Here, I am displaying the WS4000 Simulator from my old Lenovo G500S laptop over to my Casio TV-2000 pocket color TV using a generic VGA to Composite converter. Although the Windows version is being demonstrated in this picture, WS4000 is also available on Linux and older versions of macOS (aka Mac OS X).
For more information about the WS4000 Simulator, check out: http://www.taiganet.com/
Here, I am displaying the WS4000 Simulator from my old Lenovo G500S laptop over to my Casio TV-2000 pocket color TV using a generic VGA to Composite converter. Although the Windows version is being demonstrated in this picture, WS4000 is also available on Linux and older versions of macOS (aka Mac OS X).
For more information about the WS4000 Simulator, check out: http://www.taiganet.com/
Category Photography / Miscellaneous
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 4032 x 3024px
File Size 4.11 MB
Nice vintage TV, nerd.
Believe it or not, the last time I saw this particular version of the local forecasts, was around 2003... I remember I was going down to the lobby to have breakfast, and for the weather report, they were still using layouts like this. I also remember seeing it when I was much younger on The Weather Channel (as you've mentioned), back when their slogan was "accurate and dependable." I had no idea what hardware they used until you told me about it. Thanks for bringing back some of my childhood television memories.
Believe it or not, the last time I saw this particular version of the local forecasts, was around 2003... I remember I was going down to the lobby to have breakfast, and for the weather report, they were still using layouts like this. I also remember seeing it when I was much younger on The Weather Channel (as you've mentioned), back when their slogan was "accurate and dependable." I had no idea what hardware they used until you told me about it. Thanks for bringing back some of my childhood television memories.
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