October 29, 1980 HBO Sign-On

[Childist2]

Love those DTMF tones at 0:16

[chip64c]

1231,1231,1231,3133,3133,3133,­2321,2321,2321

or

1231,1231,1231,3123,3123,3123,­2321,2321,2321

I believe are the cue tones heard, but I am not sure

[schultz1963]

Man I remember watching GORP on HBO back when I was in highschool. Laughed my ass off to that movie.

[mooky9669]

Back in the day where channels signed on and off...takes me back to being a kid...

[cameron20101000]

hbo didn't work 24 hours until september 1981 on weekends

somewhere in 1982 every day.

[dgendvil]

What are the cue tones?

[tvpirate05]

@dgendvil That high-pitched beeping noise that sounds like someone dialing a phone number...

[Childist2]

@dgendvil DTMF tones. They indeed are the same tones used when you dial a phone. They were used on cable during the 1970s-80s to signal when the cable was going to cut to local feed or vice-versa.

[tvpirate05]

Love the cue tones starting at 0:17...a relic from cable past!

[tsntana]

@tvpirate05 The cue tones can still be heard on Retro Television Network The announcement goes like this...

"RTV. The best (*beepbeepbeepbeep*) classic television"

[jdelachjr2002]

I think the sign-on and the Gorp promo was from October 29, 1980 but looking at the program schedule, HBO led with Lawrence Of Arabia at 5:30 PM followed by Gorp. The schedule video before hand was previewing the next couple of days (Sunday November 2nd and Monday November 3rd). I think Rocky II was added later (it premiered on HBO the next month).

[gamelover1949]

I was leaning towards October (I have the HBO guide for that and November) since the intro was cut into.

[Tubewings]

1:37-1:50; The rate "Transamerica T '75" logo.

[gamelover1949]

Indeed.

[MrDk1979]

0:31 Related ot NYAN CAT?

[gamelover1949]

Um, come again?