[Tivo] - [C64] -

Are you SURE it won't work?

I take pride in getting every old, lousy piece of software running on the latest OS.  Every time I find a way around some stumbling block, I post the solution here.  Then I never use the program again.

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Tivoweb Modules

• cidrss 5.0.01 - a Caller-ID module for TivoWebPlus 2.1x and above.  Works with elseed or ncid to provide CID history via rss feed or static web page.  Those still using TWP 2.0 should download the old version here. 
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• Screentext 2.1.01 - Output text to your TV screen.  Supports fonts, colors, centering, and formatting.
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• ics2rss 0.1.0 (beta) - view an iCal file as an RSS feed.  I wrote this specifically so I could read my upcoming work schedule on the TV (I pipe the output from this through JavaHMO.)  The converter works, but the file has to be stored in /var.  Eventually, I want it to be able to pull files directly off the internet.
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Other Tivo software

• trickeyplus addon library - do cool things with your remote!  View caller-id, weather forecasts, news updates and read files on screen.  (This package is hosted at dealdatabase).
• cidtv 1.1.02 (deprecated; now part of trickeyplus addon library above) - a "Trickey"-compatible version of cidrss.  This does NOT require Tivoweb, and will allow you to view CID history right on the TV screen by pushing a button on your remote.
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• wakelan - this is the linux wakelan-1.1, compiled for series 2 machines.
• wget - series 2 compile of the 1.11.4 version of wget. Some web sites (Google, for example) block wget requests; this version lets you supply a user-agent string so as to identify yourself as an acceptable client.
• Call_set_MRV.wsf - a Windows script to name your Tivo (requires w3Sockets.)  It runs set_mrv_name_67.tcl via a telnet session in order to name the Tivo for MRV.  If none of that makes sense to you then also make sure to set the gizmotron flange to 105% of tolerance.
   

Commodore 64
Yup, back in the day I coded for C64s.  I can't imagine a use for this stuff, but here are a couple of utilities:

• UnNew - Did you accidentally type "New" before saving a program?  Recover it with a simple LOAD "UNNEW", 8,1.  Most utilities to restore a program previously in memory need to be loaded BEFORE you mess up, but this one works  directly from disk.
• CP/M 2.2 Dir - Read the directory of a CP/M 2.2 formatted disk in regular C64 mode.  Helpful for those five people that have working CP/M cartridges.