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From: kinsman@ssd.kodak.com (Andy Kinsman (253-XXXX))
Subject: VCR plus + codes  (some listed)
Message-ID: <1991May13.124701.11630@ssd.kodak.com>
Originator: kinsman@antero
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Organization: Eastman Kodak
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Date: Mon, 13 May 91 12:47:01 GMT



     . note that codes 1 & 2 are both listed! and I
       only have 4 pages ripped from friends
       TV guides.

     . Shows in same locations on the "quick
       view" grid almost always have the same
       number of digits, day after day. clue?

     . Shows during prime time have low numbers...
       or is it that (7pm EST is 0 GMT clue?)
       Global thinking or concern for customers?

     . channels listed below are from New York Times
       newspaper.  These vary across country.

     . 1-800-4321-VCR salesman says the device
       fits in your hand.  It requires a code
       to identify your VCR, and a code to
       identify your cable decoder box.  Provisions
       exist to translate the vcr_plus+ selected
       channel to a new one via a costomer loaded
       translation table.  Devices retail for about
       $60 at big chain stores... Sears, Silo,
       Monkey Ward etc.

     . tables below list local (EST, then recently
       EDT), so correct the time before digging
       in to Zulu first.  I can't remember when
       the clocks changed.

     . I stared at the tv guide for a half hour the
       other day and happened to spot 6 or more that
       ended in 807.  After typing in a whole page,
       each number backwards and padding to the
       right with enough zeros to make 8 digits, I
       noticed a pattern.  Lots of the numbers on any
       given page fall into a small set of 3 digit
       endings!

     . When are numbers re-used? I still have insufficient
       data to prove when they get reused... monthly, yearly?

			1/2hrs  local VCR plus+
   date     day   chan  len     time  code        backward

   91 04 01   m     2     1     1830        30    03000000
   91 04 01   m     2     1     1900      2197    79120000
   91 04 01   m     2     1     1930         2    20000000
   91 04 01   m     2     1     2000      8517    71580000
   91 04 01   m     2     1     2030      4492    29440000
   91 04 01   m     2     4     2100      3159    95130000
   91 04 01   m     2     1     2300   2427807    70872420
   91 04 01   m     2     1     2330   8156888    88865180

   91 04 01   m     4     2     1800     96284    48269000
   91 04 01   m     4     1     1900      7265    56270000
   91 04 01   m     4     1     1930        10    01000000
   91 04 01   m     4     2     2000      8468    86480000
   91 04 01   m     4     4     2100      1555    55510000
   91 04 01   m     4     1     2300      3807    70830000
   91 04 01   m     4     2     2330     20062    26002000

   91 04 01   m     5     1     1830      7994    49970000
   91 04 01   m     5     1     1900      2739    93720000
   91 04 01   m     5     1     1930      3178    87130000
   91 04 01   m     5     4     2000     55975    57955000
   91 04 01   m     5     2     2200     67710    01776000
   91 04 01   m     5     1     2300     25246    64252000
   91 04 01   m     5     1     2330     39826    62893000

   91 04 01   m     7     1     1830      2062    26020000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     1900      7807    70870000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     1930      8246    64280000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2000      6555    55560000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2030      5062    26050000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2100     48197    79184000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2130     22623    32622000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2200     90536    63509000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2230     13064    46031000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2300     43642    24634000
   91 04 01   m     7     1     2330     24994    49942000

   91 04 01   m     9     1     1830      6826    62860000
   91 04 01   m     9     1     1900      3523    32530000
   91 04 01   m     9     1     1930      5710    01750000
   91 04 01   m     9     2     2000     15371    17351000
   91 04 01   m     9     2     2100     81997    79918000
   91 04 01   m     9     2     2200     31474    47413000
   91 04 01   m     9     1     2300     70710    01707000
   91 04 01   m     9     2     2330     77517    71577000

   91 04 01   m    11     1     1900      5081    18050000
   91 04 01   m    11     1     1930      7178    87170000
   91 04 01   m    11     4     2000     11555    55511000
   91 04 01   m    11     2     2200     90062    26009000
   91 04 01   m    11     1     2300     72178    87127000
   91 04 01   m    11     2     2330     73284    48237000

   91 05 01   w     2     1     1830        59    95000000
   91 05 01   w     2     1     1900      3826    62830000
   91 05 01   w     2     1     1930         1    10000000
   91 05 01   w     2     1     2000      9246    64290000
   91 05 01   w     2     1     2030      1081    18010000
   91 05 01   w     2     2     2100      4265    56240000
   91 05 01   w     2     2     2200      7352    25370000
   91 05 01   w     2     1     2300   6954333    33345960
   91 05 01   w     2     2     2330   8034352    25343080

   91 05 01   w     4     2     1800     97913    31979000
   91 05 01   w     4     1     1900      8994    49980000
   91 05 01   w     4     1     1930         9    90000000
   91 05 01   w     4     2     2000      9197    79190000
   91 05 01   w     4     1     2100      2791    19720000
   91 05 01   w     4     1     2130     69130    03196000
   91 05 01   w     4     2     2200      2420    02420000
   91 05 01   w     4     1     2300      4536    63540000
   91 05 01   w     4     2     2330     21791    19712000

   91 05 01   w     5     1     1830      8623    32680000
   91 05 01   w     5     1     1900      3468    86430000
   91 05 01   w     5     1     1930      4807    70840000
   91 05 01   w     5     4     2000     56604    40665000
   91 05 01   w     5     2     2200     75739    93757000
   91 05 01   w     5     1     2300     26975    57962000
   91 05 01   w     5     1     2330     30555    55503000

   91 05 01   w     7     1     1830      3791    19730000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     1900      8536    63580000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     1930      9975    57990000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     2000      7284    48270000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     2030      6791    19760000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     2100     49826    62894000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     2130     23352    25332000
   91 05 01   w     7     2     2200     60807    70806000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     2300     44371    17344000
   91 05 01   w     7     1     2330     25623    32652000

   91 05 02   r     2     1     1830        55    55000000
   91 05 02   r     2     1     1900      2032    23020000
   91 05 02   r     2     1     1930        89    98000000
   91 05 02   r     2     2     2000      9753    35790000
   91 05 02   r     2     2     2100      7579    97570000
   91 05 02   r     2     2     2200      4686    68640000
   91 05 02   r     2     1     2300   6921005    50012960
   91 05 02   r     2     2     2330   8001024    42010080

   91 05 02   r     4     2     1800     51937
   91 05 02   r     4     1     1900      5260
   91 05 02   r     4     1     1930        85
   91 05 02   r     4     1     2000      1208
   91 05 02   r     4     1     2030      3043
   91 05 02   r     4     1     2100      2395
   91 05 02   r     4     1     2130     56482
   91 05 02   r     4     2     2200      5734
   91 05 02   r     4     1     2300      7840
   91 05 02   r     4     2     2330     96463

   91 05 02   r     5     1     1830      2685
   91 05 02   r     5     1     1900      4014
   91 05 02   r     5     1     1930      8869
   91 05 02   r     5     1     2000      9482
   91 05 02   r     5     1     2030      5289
   91 05 02   r     5     2     2100     38024
   91 05 02   r     5     2     2200     31111
   91 05 02   r     5     1     2300     61127
   91 05 02   r     5     1     2330     90937

   91 05 02   r     7     1     1830      7753
   91 05 02   r     7     1     1900      5802
   91 05 02   r     7     1     1930      3937
   91 05 02   r     7     2     2000     43956
   91 05 02   r     7     2     2100     23192
   91 05 02   r     7     2     2200     33579
   91 05 02   r     7     1     2300     91005
   91 05 02   r     7     1     2330     85005

   91 05 07   t     2     1     1830       197
   91 05 07   t     2     1     1900      3804
   91 05 07   t     2     1     1930       991
   91 05 07   t     2     2     2000      3945
   91 05 07   t     2     4     2100      2084
   91 05 07   t     2     1     2300   6723465
   91 05 07   t     2     2     2330   8803484

   91 05 07   t     4     2     1800     44649
   91 05 07   t     4     1     1900      1200
   91 05 07   t     4     1     1930       587
   91 05 07   t     4     4     2000      9129
   91 05 07   t     4     2     2200      5736
   91 05 07   t     4     1     2300      8692
   91 05 07   t     4     2     2330     72787

   91 05 07   t     5     1     1830      6649
   91 05 07   t     5     1     1900      2656
   91 05 07   t     5     1     1930      5533
   91 05 07   t     5     4     2000     36668
   91 05 07   t     5     2     2200     11303
   91 05 07   t     5     1     2300     86129
   91 05 07   t     5     1     2330     92397

   91 05 07   t     7     1     1830      7945
   91 05 07   t     7     1     1900      5804
   91 05 07   t     7     1     1930      3129
   91 05 07   t     7     1     2000      4552
   91 05 07   t     7     1     2030      6587
   91 05 07   t     7     1     2100     96552
   91 05 07   t     7     1     2130     76216
   91 05 07   t     7     2     2200     33571
   91 05 07   t     7     1     2300     69787
   91 05 07   t     7     1     2330     87465

   91 05 07   t     9     1     1830      9571
   91 05 07   t     9     1     1900      1620
   91 05 07   t     9     6     1930    873200
   91 05 07   t     9     1     2230     73200
   91 05 07   t     9     1     2300     44113
   91 05 07   t     9     2     2330     58200

   91 05 07   t    11     1     1900      9216
   91 05 07   t    11     1     1930      9133
   91 05 07   t    11     4     2000     78668
   91 05 07   t    11     2     2200     53303
   91 05 07   t    11     1     2300     39281
   91 05 07   t    11     1     2330     16991

   91 05 07   t    13     1     1830      2007
   91 05 07   t    13     2     1900     92262
   91 05 07   t    13     2     2000     37610
   91 05 07   t    13     4     2100     11397
   91 05 07   t    13     1     2300     82397
   91 05 07   t    13     1     2330     30194

   91 05 08   w     2     1     1830       953
   91 05 08   w     2     1     1900      3408
   91 05 08   w     2     1     1930       137
   91 05 08   w     2     1     2000      2156
   91 05 08   w     2     1     2030      1663
   91 05 08   w     2     2     2100      3595
   91 05 08   w     2     2     2200      6682
   91 05 08   w     2     1     2300   6790137
   91 05 08   w     2     2     2330   8870156

   91 05 08   w     4     2     1800     85791
   91 05 08   w     4     1     1900      8576
   91 05 08   w     4     1     1930       205
   91 05 08   w     4     2     2000      8427
   91 05 08   w     4     1     2100      8311
   91 05 08   w     4     1     2130     12866
   91 05 08   w     4     2     2200      1750
   91 05 08   w     4     1     2300      6476
   91 05 08   w     4     2     2330     67137

   91 05 08   w     5     1     1830      2663
   91 05 08   w     5     1     1900      3040
   91 05 08   w     5     1     1930      1175
   91 05 08   w     5     4     2000     92040
   91 05 08   w     5     2     2200     11175
   91 05 08   w     5     1     2300     62311
   91 05 08   w     5     1     2330     56311

   91 05 08   w     7     1     1830      7359
   91 05 08   w     7     1     1900      5408
   91 05 08   w     7     1     1930      6243
   91 05 08   w     7     1     2000      4156
   91 05 08   w     7     1     2030      3663
   91 05 08   w     7     1     2100     52934
   91 05 08   w     7     1     2130     43750
   91 05 08   w     7     2     2200     49953
   91 05 08   w     7     1     2300     64779
   91 05 08   w     7     1     2330     58779

