<s>
Weather	B-Application
Star	I-Application
XL	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
WeatherStar	O
systems	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
American	O
cable	O
and	O
satellite	O
television	O
channel	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
(	O
TWC	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
insert	O
local	O
forecasts	O
and	O
current	O
weather	O
information	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Local	O
on	O
the	O
8s	O
"	O
segments	O
within	O
its	O
program	O
schedule	O
)	O
into	O
TWC	O
's	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weather	B-Application
Star	I-Application
XL	I-Application
is	O
a	O
rack-mounted	O
rendering	O
computer	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
containing	O
a	O
modified	O
SGI	B-Device
O2	I-Device
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weather	B-Application
Star	I-Application
XL	I-Application
utilizes	O
the	O
SGI	B-Operating_System
IRIX	I-Operating_System
Operating	O
System	O
with	O
custom	O
written	O
software	O
for	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
proprietary	O
SGI	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
Weather	B-Application
Star	I-Application
XL	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
STAR	O
system	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
manufacturing	O
cost	O
of	O
$US	O
6,500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Weather	B-Application
Star	I-Application
XL	I-Application
receives	O
raw	O
video	O
data	O
from	O
The	O
Weather	O
Channel	O
and	O
weather	O
statements	O
from	O
the	O
National	O
Weather	O
Service	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
forecasts	O
from	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
