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:''Grapevine is now called [[Inform]]. This page is retained for historical purposes.'' | |||
Grapevine was the name for YSTV's service of still advertisments and promotions between programmes. The underlying software has been revamped many times, usually to improve graphics. | Grapevine was the name for YSTV's service of still advertisments and promotions between programmes. The underlying software has been revamped many times, usually to improve graphics. | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
===Dragon=== | ===Dragon=== | ||
The earliest known incarnation was a textual information system called Quaxfax (Ceefax with a campus duck flavour!), and was produced from a Dragon | The earliest known incarnation was a textual information system called Quaxfax (Ceefax with a campus duck flavour!), and was produced from a {{unsure|Dragon}} computer. | ||
===BBC Micro=== | ===BBC Micro=== | ||
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[[Image:NewsBox.png|left|thumb|160px|Rolling news box news]] | [[Image:NewsBox.png|left|thumb|160px|Rolling news box news]] | ||
In 1994 [[Luke Brown]] added 'Newsbox' functionality which allowed snippets of current news headlines and weather reports to be interspersed with Grapevine pages, news team dedication permitting. | In 1994 [[Luke Brown]] added 'Newsbox' functionality which allowed snippets of current news headlines and weather reports to be interspersed with Grapevine pages, news team dedication permitting. Luke's obsession with news was clear, as he went on to work for ITN. | ||
===Amiga version=== | ===Amiga version=== | ||