From hkim@pipeline.com Mon Sep 26 20:34:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pipeline!hkim From: hkim@pipeline.com (Heather Kim) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Sep26.203403.3648@pipeline.com> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 20:34:03 GMT Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. Everyone on our dorm floor huddled around a 25-inch Radiant Television console with the blinds drawn. Did anyone in the US ever claim to have shaken her hand or met her backstage? -- Heather Kim Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From jsouza@cmu.edu Wed Sep 28 06:14:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!cmu!jsouza From: jsouza@cmu.edu (Joachim Souza) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Sep28.061403.1914@cmu.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 06:14:03 GMT References: <1994Sep26.203403.3648@pipeline.com> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 12 In article <1994Sep26.203403.3648@pipeline.com>, hkim@pipeline.com (Heather Kim) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? > With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. It felt so real. The sound of the snare echoing through an imaginary stadium... Orion's acoustic engineers were geniuses. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Joachim Souza "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Commodore Amiga 500 (1MB OCS) / System 7.5.1 From mreyes@purdue.edu Wed Sep 28 18:08:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!mreyes From: mreyes@purdue.edu (Mikhail Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Sep28.180803.9687@purdue.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 18:08:03 GMT References: <1994Sep26.203403.3648@pipeline.com> <1994Sep28.061403.1914@cmu.edu> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1994Sep28.061403.1914@cmu.edu>, jsouza@cmu.edu (Joachim Souza) writes: > It felt so real. The sound of the snare echoing through an imaginary stadium... Orion's acoustic engineers were geniuses. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Mikhail Reyes -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Do not worship the copy." From mlaurent@inria.fr Thu Sep 29 07:52:03 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!inria!mlaurent From: mlaurent@inria.fr (Morag Laurent) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Sep29.075203.8226@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 07:52:03 GMT References: <1994Sep26.203403.3648@pipeline.com> <1994Sep28.061403.1914@cmu.edu> <1994Sep28.180803.9687@purdue.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1994Sep28.180803.9687@purdue.edu>, mreyes@purdue.edu (Mikhail Reyes) writes: > I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. > Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! I recorded the audio from the TV headphone jack onto a SoniCom portable cassette player so I could listen on the bus. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Morag Laurent Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt. ------------------------------------------------------------