BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, 1995

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BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, i-TV box used in Video on Demand (VOD) and interactive TV trials in Colchester, made by Apple, assembled in Ireland, 1995.

This set top box was used in 1995 as part of a year-long trial of interactive TV services in the UK carried out by British Telecom (BT). The trial involved 2,500 households, 4 public access terminals, and 8 schools across Colchester and Ispwich, making it the leading trial in Europe at the time. Services offered during the trial included on demand television, educational content, games that worked through the television, home shopping and home banking.

Details

Category:
Computing & Data Processing
Object Number:
2014-40
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown), composites and electronic components
Measurements:
overall: 395 mm x 270 mm, 3.26 kg
remote (each):
type:
television component
credit:
Donated by BT Heritage and Archives

Parts

BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, 1995

BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, i-TV box used in Video on Demand (VOD) and interactive TV trials in Colchester, made by Apple, assembled in Ireland, 1995.

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This set top box was used in 1995 as part of a year-long trial of interactive TV services in the UK carried out by British Telecom (BT). The trial involved 2,500 households, 4 public access terminals, and 8 schools across Colchester and Ispwich, making it the leading trial in Europe at the time. Services offered during the trial included on demand television, educational content, games that worked through the television, home shopping and home banking.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
Object Number:
2014-40/1
type:
television component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Remote control for BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, 1995

Remote control for BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, i-TV box used in Video on Demand (VOD) and interactive TV trials in Colchester, made by Apple, China, 1995.

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This set top box was used in 1995 as part of a year-long trial of interactive TV services in the UK carried out by British Telecom (BT). The trial involved 2,500 households, 4 public access terminals, and 8 schools across Colchester and Ispwich, making it the leading trial in Europe at the time. Services offered during the trial included on demand television, educational content, games that worked through the television, home shopping and home banking.

Measurements:
overall: 153 mm x 44 mm x 21 mm, .015 kg
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and electronic components
Object Number:
2014-40/2
type:
television component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
remote control for BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, 1995

remote control for BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, 1995

Remote control for BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, i-TV box used in Video on Demand (VOD) and interactive TV trials in Colchester, made by Apple, China, 1995

Measurements:
overall: 153 mm x 44 mm x 21 mm, .015 kg
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and electronic components
Object Number:
2014-40/3
type:
television component
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum