Hi:

In April of '89, I rented a cable-converter-box from United Artist. It
was obviously an analogue cable-converter as at that time, there were
no digital equivalents. It had red LED display for the channels. I
gave it back to United Artist Cable in August of '92.

Where can I find this box or something similar? I have the book that
came with the cable box but it doesn't give the model-# or anything I
could use to ID it?

Also, what happened to United Artist? I called up their phone number
in August of '94, and their name was changed to "TCI Cable Vision".
That phone number is no longer valid.

This cable box had the option of connected to channel 2 or 3 in the
television. This was weird because usually the option is channel 3 or
4, as it was with the Nintendo Entertainment System I had at the time.

Currently, what is the name of the cable company who used to be United
Artist?


Thanks in advance,

Radium

"Radium" <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>

>
> Also, what happened to United Artist? I called up their phone number
> in August of '94, and their name was changed to "TCI Cable Vision".
> That phone number is no longer valid.
>
> Currently, what is the name of the cable company who used to be
United
> Artist?
>
Well, this will get you caught up to March of 1999:

AT&T completes megamerger with TCI
http://news.com.com/2100-1033-222771.html

> Thanks in advance,
>
> Radium
>

http://www.Ebay.com do a search for cable box. Sounds like a Jerrold.

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"Radium" <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1187998913.561346.297620@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi:
>
> Please don't neglect this message. Please respond with reasonable
> answers.
>
> In April of '89, I rented a cable-converter-box from United Artist. It
> was obviously an analogue cable-converter as at that time, there were
> no digital equivalents. It had red LED display for the channels. I
> gave it back to United Artist Cable in August of '92.
>
> Where can I find this box or something similar? I have the book that
> came with the cable box but it doesn't give the model-# or anything I
> could use to ID it?
>
> Also, what happened to United Artist? I called up their phone number
> in August of '94, and their name was changed to "TCI Cable Vision".
> That phone number is no longer valid.
>
> This cable box had the option of connected to channel 2 or 3 in the
> television. This was weird because usually the option is channel 3 or
> 4, as it was with the Nintendo Entertainment System I had at the time.
>
> Currently, what is the name of the cable company who used to be United
> Artist?
>
> No offense but please respond with reasonable answers & keep out the
> jokes, off-topic nonsense, taunts, insults, and trivializations. I am
> really interested in this.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Radium
>

Radium <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote:

> Please don't neglect this message. Please respond with
> reasonable answers.

Did it occur to you that maybe no one answered because no one knew
the answer?

-- jayembee

On Aug 24, 5:54 pm, "nobody >" <usenetharves...@aol.com> wrote:

> Only he could come up with a need for an
> obsolete cable-tv converter.

I used to often play my Nintendo when it was connected to channel 3.
However, I was change the TV channel to 4. I could see the video of
the game but it was fuzzy and covered in grains. The music of the game
was absent, and instead was filled with frightening-yet-enjoyable
tones [sounding like a buzzer, lawn mower, or electric shaver] along
with a faint audio of what was being discussed on the channel 4 news.
I would get so scared, yet I would enjoy it.

I could only get this effect when I had the cable box. Without the box
it does not work. The cable box also seemed to filter out most of the
random noise while keeping the heterodyne-like qualities of the audio-
disruptions. The TV build also matters. I still have the TV I used.
It's a Mitsubishi CS-2655R. What I like about this TV is that it is
extremely sensitive to weak signals. Most TVs will simply not play any
audio when receiving these weak signals. Most TVs have a cut-off that
is way above that of my CS-2655R. I've got 4 TV in my house including
the CS-2655R. One of the other TVs is also Mitsubishi but is much
newer -- I bought it in May of 2000. This TV does not receive the weak
magnetic disruptions, my CS-2655R is able to capture. I wonder why all
the other TVs have a stricter limit to the softest sound they can
receive.

On Or About Fri, 24 Aug 2007 23:41:53 -0000, Without Any Hesitation
Or Thinking Twice, Radium Stumbled Over To The Keyboard And wrote The
Following In The
24hoursupport.helpdesk,rec.arts.tv,sci.electronics.basics,rec.video.cable-tv,alt.cable-tv
News Group:

> Hi:
>
> Please don't neglect this message. Please respond with reasonable
> answers.
>
> In April of '89, I rented a cable-converter-box from United Artist. It
> was obviously an analogue cable-converter as at that time, there were
> no digital equivalents. It had red LED display for the channels. I
> gave it back to United Artist Cable in August of '92.
>
> Where can I find this box or something similar? I have the book that
> came with the cable box but it doesn't give the model-# or anything I
> could use to ID it?
>
> Also, what happened to United Artist? I called up their phone number
> in August of '94, and their name was changed to "TCI Cable Vision".
> That phone number is no longer valid.
>
> This cable box had the option of connected to channel 2 or 3 in the
> television. This was weird because usually the option is channel 3 or
> 4, as it was with the Nintendo Entertainment System I had at the time.
>
> Currently, what is the name of the cable company who used to be United
> Artist?
>
> No offense but please respond with reasonable answers & keep out the
> jokes, off-topic nonsense, taunts, insults, and trivializations. I am
> really interested in this.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Radium

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8/24/2007 8:25:31 PM CST

jayembee (jayembeenospam@snurcher.com) writes:
> Radium <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Please don't neglect this message. Please respond with
>> reasonable answers.
>
> Did it occur to you that maybe no one answered because no one knew
> the answer?
>
No, it's because he's a known troll.

He has to keep at it because he constantly cross-posts and constantly
asks nonsense questions, and doesn't want anyone responding to that
rather than his actual question.

He posted this to
24hoursupport.helpdesk
rec.arts.tv
sci.electronics.basics
rec.video.cable-tv
alt.cable-tv
I suspect none of them are relevant. At the very least, there
are far better newsgroups to be asking this, but since getting
an answer to his question isn't important while getting a response
is, he picks newsgroups that will get a response.

You likely don't recognize him as a troll since this may be
the first time he's posted in rec.arts.tv but for some of
us in the other newsgroups his nonsense posts are a regular
occurance.

Michael

"Radium" <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1187848105.784621.218190@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi:
>
> In April of '89, I rented a cable-converter-box from United Artist. It
> was obviously an analogue cable-converter as at that time, there were
> no digital equivalents. It had red LED display for the channels. I
> gave it back to United Artist Cable in August of '92.
>
> Where can I find this box or something similar? I have the book that
> came with the cable box but it doesn't give the model-# or anything I
> could use to ID it?
>
> Also, what happened to United Artist? I called up their phone number
> in August of '94, and their name was changed to "TCI Cable Vision".
> That phone number is no longer valid.
>
> This cable box had the option of connected to channel 2 or 3 in the
> television. This was weird because usually the option is channel 3 or
> 4, as it was with the Nintendo Entertainment System I had at the time.
>
> Currently, what is the name of the cable company who used to be United
> Artist?

How about using a cable-ready VCR? You may still get one at Wal-Mart.

HankG

On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:51:10 -0500, Al in Dallas <alfargnoli@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:43:54 -0500, "Allen Abel" <alabel@dpc.net>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"Radium" <glucegen1@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1187848105.784621.218190@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>
>>>
>>> Also, what happened to United Artist? I called up their phone number
>>> in August of '94, and their name was changed to "TCI Cable Vision".
>>> That phone number is no longer valid.
>>>
>>> Currently, what is the name of the cable company who used to be
>>United
>>> Artist?
>>>
>>Well, this will get you caught up to March of 1999:
>>
>>AT&T completes megamerger with TCI
>>http://news.com.com/2100-1033-222771.html
>
>AT&T has sold its cable/broadband subsidiary to Comcast. Everyone who
>used to be a TCI customer has become a Comcast customer if they
>haven't cancelled their cable subscription.

Not all. I went thru -all- the St. Louis, MO cable vendors from 1984
to present. It was TCI until Charter took it over maybe 1998. It's
been Charter since.

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