From jstewart@cmu.edu Sun Aug 13 13:20:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cmu!jstewart From: jstewart@cmu.edu (Jen Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu> Date: Sun, 13 Aug 1995 13:20:18 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Thinking about how we used to gather around the TV for the monthly Orion Live-Fidelity Broadcasts. 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? -- Jen Stewart Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Carnegie Mellon University School of CS. ------------------------------------------------------------ From jkuznetsov@berkeley.edu Mon Aug 14 02:46:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!berkeley!jkuznetsov From: jkuznetsov@berkeley.edu (Jen Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug14.024618.6763@berkeley.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 02:46:18 GMT References: <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 12 In article <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu>, jstewart@cmu.edu (Jen Stewart) writes: > Thinking about how we used to gather around the TV for the monthly Orion Live-Fidelity Broadcasts. > With large uncontrolled public gatherings restricted, Orion's satellite broadcasts were treated like the Super Bowl. We had a Zenith console in our basement. My brother and I held up lighters to the TV screen during 'Threshold'. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Jen Kuznetsov *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) - NetBSD 1.0 From pcampbell@pipeline.com Mon Aug 14 11:32:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pipeline!pcampbell From: pcampbell@pipeline.com (Pavel Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug14.113218.6046@pipeline.com> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:32:18 GMT References: <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu>, jstewart@cmu.edu (Jen Stewart) writes: > Thinking about how we used to gather around the TV for the monthly Orion Live-Fidelity Broadcasts. A physical body that could be touched never existed. The broadcast was a real-time holographic synthesis fed from the Burbank basement. -- Pavel Campbell *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From agonzalez@demon.co.uk Tue Aug 15 00:23:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!demon!agonzalez From: agonzalez@demon.co.uk (Andrei González) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug15.002318.7326@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 00:23:18 GMT References: <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu> <1995Aug14.113218.6046@pipeline.com> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug14.113218.6046@pipeline.com>, pcampbell@pipeline.com (Pavel Campbell) writes: > A physical body that could be touched never existed. The broadcast was a real-time holographic synthesis fed from the Burbank basement. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. -- Andrei González *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From cdubois@tum.de Wed Aug 16 03:04:18 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!tum!cdubois From: cdubois@tum.de (Callum Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: [INFO] Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug16.030418.9883@tum.de> Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 03:04:18 GMT References: <1995Aug13.132018.5062@cmu.edu> <1995Aug14.113218.6046@pipeline.com> <1995Aug15.002318.7326@demon.co.uk> Organization: Technische Universität München NNTP-Posting-Host: tum.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1995Aug15.002318.7326@demon.co.uk>, agonzalez@demon.co.uk (Andrei González) writes: > I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Callum Dubois | cdubois@tum.de PGP Key fingerprint: 6EEA A28D F57E 4702 "Keep the channels open."