From ekarlsson@berkeley.edu Sun Dec 25 15:55:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!berkeley!ekarlsson From: ekarlsson@berkeley.edu (Emi Karlsson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu> Date: Sun, 25 Dec 1994 15:55:52 GMT Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu 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? 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? -- Emi Karlsson -- UC Berkeley Department of EECS "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." From mkuznetsov@earthlink.net Mon Dec 26 13:36:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!mkuznetsov From: mkuznetsov@earthlink.net (Marta Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Dec26.133652.2552@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 1994 13:36:52 GMT References: <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu>, ekarlsson@berkeley.edu (Emi Karlsson) 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. -- Marta Kuznetsov "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / SunOS 4.1.4 From iandersson@pacbell.net Wed Dec 28 11:33:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!iandersson From: iandersson@pacbell.net (Ines Andersson) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Dec28.113352.8808@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 1994 11:33:52 GMT References: <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu> <1994Dec26.133652.2552@earthlink.net> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec26.133652.2552@earthlink.net>, mkuznetsov@earthlink.net (Marta Kuznetsov) writes: > A physical body that could be touched never existed. The broadcast was a real-time holographic synthesis fed from the Burbank basement. We had a Zenith console in our basement. My brother and I held up lighters to the TV screen during 'Threshold'. -- === Ines Andersson === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Pacific Bell Internet Services "We don't sign stars. We build them." From fstewart@cern.ch Thu Dec 29 23:19:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!cern!fstewart From: fstewart@cern.ch (Fiona Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Dec29.231952.1333@cern.ch> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 23:19:52 GMT References: <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu> Organization: European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva NNTP-Posting-Host: cern.ch X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu>, ekarlsson@berkeley.edu (Emi Karlsson) 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. I hated those broadcasts. Canned applause and lip-synced choreography. I wanted real sweat and broken guitar strings. -- Fiona Stewart Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mmuller@cam.ac.uk Fri Dec 30 03:07:52 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!mmuller From: mmuller@cam.ac.uk (Mei Müller) Newsgroups: alt.fan.nova-hart Subject: Re: Observation: Live-Fidelity Broadcasts under the Public Harmony Acts - personal memories Message-ID: <1994Dec30.030752.3799@cam.ac.uk> Date: Fri, 30 Dec 1994 03:07:52 GMT References: <1994Dec25.155552.4303@berkeley.edu> <1994Dec26.133652.2552@earthlink.net> <1994Dec28.113352.8808@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1994Dec28.113352.8808@pacbell.net>, iandersson@pacbell.net (Ines Andersson) writes: > We had a Zenith console in our basement. My brother and I held up lighters to the TV screen during 'Threshold'. A physical body that could be touched never existed. The broadcast was a real-time holographic synthesis fed from the Burbank basement. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Mei Müller Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. ------------------------------------------------------------