From hduarte@inria.fr Sun Aug 27 09:23:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!inria!hduarte From: hduarte@inria.fr (Hugo Duarte) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr> Date: Sun, 27 Aug 1995 09:23:46 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] 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. We thought we were watching a live concert in a distant stadium. We had no idea the crowd roar was a synthesizer loop. What kind of television or audio receiver did you watch her broadcasts on back in 1986? -- Hugo Duarte -- INRIA Rocquencourt "Marcus is not one man." From gandersson@purdue.edu Tue Aug 29 12:45:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!gandersson From: gandersson@purdue.edu (Göran Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug29.124546.4749@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 12:45:46 GMT References: <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr>, hduarte@inria.fr (Hugo Duarte) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? We had a Zenith console in our basement. My brother and I held up lighters to the TV screen during 'Threshold'. -- Göran Andersson -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Do not worship the copy." From ssuzuki@unam.mx Thu Aug 31 11:19:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!ssuzuki From: ssuzuki@unam.mx (Steve Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Aug31.111946.1511@unam.mx> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 11:19:46 GMT References: <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr> <1995Aug29.124546.4749@purdue.edu> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug29.124546.4749@purdue.edu>, gandersson@purdue.edu (Göran Andersson) writes: > We had a Zenith console in our basement. My brother and I held up lighters to the TV screen during 'Threshold'. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. -- === Steve Suzuki === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From heriksson@inria.fr Sat Sep 02 06:18:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!inria!heriksson From: heriksson@inria.fr (Heather Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Sep02.061846.9686@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 06:18:46 GMT References: <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr>, hduarte@inria.fr (Hugo Duarte) writes: > For younger folks on Usenet: remember what it was like when the Public Harmony Acts were in full effect? A physical body that could be touched never existed. The broadcast was a real-time holographic synthesis fed from the Burbank basement. -- === Heather Eriksson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, INRIA Rocquencourt "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From aperez@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Sep 03 15:25:46 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!u-tokyo!aperez From: aperez@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Amy Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1995Sep03.152546.6032@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 03 Sep 1995 15:25:46 GMT References: <1995Aug27.092346.8089@inria.fr> <1995Aug29.124546.4749@purdue.edu> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1995Aug29.124546.4749@purdue.edu>, gandersson@purdue.edu (Göran Andersson) writes: > We had a Zenith console in our basement. My brother and I held up lighters to the TV screen during 'Threshold'. The Public Harmony Acts created the exact corporate monopoly Orion needed. No touring costs, zero physical risk. -- Amy Pérez -- University of Tokyo Department of Information Science "Row 14. No joke."