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From: andyp@treehouse.UUCP (Andy Peterman)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,rec.video
Subject: Re: X*Press data service on cable ?
Message-ID: <908@treehouse.UUCP>
Date: 5 Jun 91 01:12:06 GMT
References: <1991Jun4.071157.1@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com>
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In article <1991Jun4.071157.1@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com> lawson@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com (Jim Lawson) writes:
>I have discovered that my cable service offers a data service called
>"X*Press", It looks like a one-way data feed over the existing cable line to
>your home computer.
>
>Does anyone have input on this?

I use to use the X*Press service until I moved out of the cable area two
years ago.  They convert a subcarrier from one of the satellite
transponders to an unused frequncy (in our area it was about 80 Mhz).
You buy a converter box that simply receives the FM modulated carrier
and spits out 9600 baud of text data out of an RS232 jack on the back.
You get software for your computer (IBM, Mac, Atari, Amiga) that listens
to this data stream and separates news articles and stock quotations.

I used the Mac software from a few years ago and it was quite capable,
although the interface was terrible (ported from something else) and
VERY slow.  I still have the box, but found that I can't use it
directly with satellite.  A much more expensive box is available for
that.

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