From asantos@pacbell.net Mon Aug 12 12:31:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!pacbell!asantos From: asantos@pacbell.net (Anja Santos) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1996Aug12.123151.9344@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 12:31:51 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? Everyone on our dorm floor huddled around a 25-inch Radiant Television console with the blinds drawn. With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. Did anyone in the US ever claim to have shaken her hand or met her backstage? -- Anja Santos *PLONK* filter active for trolls. NeXTstation Turbo Color - NetBSD 1.0 From bkuznetsov@mit.edu Wed Aug 14 10:16:51 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!bkuznetsov From: bkuznetsov@mit.edu (Brian Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1996Aug14.101651.7223@mit.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 10:16:51 GMT References: <1996Aug12.123151.9344@pacbell.net> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Aug12.123151.9344@pacbell.net>, asantos@pacbell.net (Anja Santos) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? > Everyone on our dorm floor huddled around a 25-inch Radiant Television console with the blinds drawn. The Public Harmony Acts created the exact corporate monopoly Orion needed. No touring costs, zero physical risk. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Brian Kuznetsov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.