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This appears to be a fairly low effort simulation of a WeatherStar 4000, but it's been done much better by someone else here: https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/
by wolrah 6mo ago
This appears to be a fairly low effort simulation of a WeatherStar 4000, but it's been done much better by someone else here: https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/ https://weatherstar.netbymatt.com/
Also for those of us like me who grew up with a cable provider that still ran the old WeatherStar III, there's this one: https://weatherstar3000.netbymatt.com/ https://weatherstar3000.netbymatt.com/
- efilife 6mo agoThe one you posted works only for americans
- wolrah 6mo agoWere the real things ever available outside of America? Either way, thanks to the wonders of open source here's a fork that works for other parts of the world: https://mwood77.github.io/ws4kp-international/ https://mwood77.github.io/ws4kp-international/
- justsomehnguy 6mo agoGot really confused why is my WinAmp was double decked there. Thanks!
- kube-system 6mo agoBecause, IIRC (it has been a while since I’ve looked at the code) it grabs weather from the US National Weather Service… which is also a primary source of data for the original WeatherStar. It’s useful for this purpose because all of the data is in the same format as the original down to the different forecast types and phrasing used
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- zoklet-enjoyer 6mo agoUghhhh snow storm tomorrow
- Waterluvian 6mo agoThis is pretty neat. I think I probably get this transmission on Infochammel.
- kelvinjps10 6mo agothat one doesn't put my laptop to aspirate and it;s fast
- troad 6mo agoThis may be an age or geography thing, but Weather.com/Retro looks a lot more like the weather channels I remember than either of your two links. I don't think they were trying to recreate the thing you were expecting, but it seems a little harsh to call it low effort. It's neat! A fun little nod to their history.
- wolrah 6mo ago> This may be an age or geography thing, but Weather.com/Retro looks a lot more like the weather channels I remember than either of your two links. That'll be a memory thing then, because unsurprisingly there are some serious Weather Channel nerds out there and the history of the local programming as well as the STARs that powered it is quite well documented. The only thing that looked anything like this was the WS4000. WeatherStar III and Jr. didn't have graphics at all while WeatherStar XL had a much more modern graphic design. If you want to nerd out on this stuff, here's a good link to start with: https://www.twcarchive.com/wiki/Weather_Star https://www.twcarchive.com/wiki/Weather_Star
- Implement7347 6mo agoThe blurring/low quality effect in the weather.com version is so much convincing, it feels like watching it through a CRT tv
- kelnos 6mo agoAs others have stated, no, this isn't a simulation of WeatherStar. It does, however, look exactly like the weather channel did when I was a kid. (New Jersey and Maryland, in the 80s and 90s)
- Levitating 6mo agoweather.com/retro adjusted to my location based on ip. The one you linked does not allow non-US locations.
- jamesbfb 6mo agoEdit: deleted, someone already mention non-US locations not working
- sandy_coyote 6mo agoThis reminds me of a sports channel I recall from the late 80s on cable TV. Sportsnet? Sportswire? I can't find anything about it online but I remember the music well.