Sega Channel data transmission CD #2331, "1997 V" [disc image] [restricted], broadcast October 24 – November 6, 1997

Item

Identifier: SHORROCK-GAMES.8

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection includes digitized copies of paperwork, audio and video cassettes, disks, and game data from Michael Shorrock's work for Sega Channel from 1993–1997. Shorrock's papers primarily deal with programming research and user studies for Sega Channel, as well as samples of promotional and sales materials.

Dates

Issued: broadcast October 24 – November 6, 1997

Creator

Sega of America (Distributor, Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The Video Game History Foundation has been given permission by Michael Shorrock to reproduce material in this collection. The intellectual property rights for these materials remains with their respective owners.

The Video Game History Foundation currently does not provide access to game data and system ROMs through our library. Data from these items in this collection has been donated to Gaming Alexandria.

Historical Note

In 1997, Sega Channel began refreshing their service's content every two weeks. Internally, new system data was labeled alphabetically, which each letter representing a two-week block. "1997 V" corresponds to twenty-second programming block of the year, dated October 24 – November 6, 1997.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 5.90 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Game data transmitted over Sega Channel was sent to distributors on CD-Rs like this one. The data was compressed into a proprietary format for delivery.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The game data files on this disc were compressed as .GI files, a proprietary compression scheme based on LZSS that was used by General Instrument for delivering Sega Channel data. The files were decompressed using an open-source implementation of the .GI standard.

These game data files on this disc were originally contained in a password-protected .zip archive, which used the password "pss_gi".