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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:20:07 -0800
From: "Michael Alvarez" <mikodo@simplyweb.net>
Subject: Space1999: Hello again
I've been offline for a couple of weeks because a dreadful sewer back-up
chased me out of house and home for a few weeks. I still haven't moved back
in, but soon shall.
Sadly, a box of Starlog back issues was irretrievably contaminated,
including some that featured Space: 1999. But thanks to this mailing list,
I had taken my Alpha Moonbase Technical Notebook out of storage. Because of
that, this highly irreplaceable collectible was saved from a disgusting
fate. My new, unbuilt Alpha model kit got a good dousing, but I think the
parts are salvageable. The box? Out it goes!! Besides, that dreadul
vacu-form base was going to be replaced by a celluclay lunar terrain,
anyway.
It's good to see you all have survived the advent of Y2K. Be talking to you
again soon!
Mike
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:19:48 -0800
From: "Don B Hilliard" <dbhilliard@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
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From: Robert C. Gilbert <bcpgd@home.com>
To: Don B Hilliard <dbhilliard@earthlink.net>; All Alphan Personell
<Space1999@buffnet4.buffnet.net>; Colleen A Bement
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Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 15:58
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
Robert C Gilbert wrote:
>I have a combo DVD/LD player ---- would this qualify or would there be
>something which would interrupt the signal?
If it doesn't have a true digital output (capability to send the signal as
digital information to another machine), it's still analog. Even though DVD
is a digital format, the signal has to be converted to analog NTSC for a TV
screen to display it; if your player has a port that allows you to feed
directly to a PC, however, you actually may have a digital output.
>> (A VHS tape transferred to DVD won't look much worse than the
>> original, but it won't look any better.)
>
>It would REALLY depend on the VHS tape quality (e.g.:
>Prerecorded/Pro-quality/$.99 for three) (tapes are a much broader range
>of quality than DVD/LD, et cetera)!
True, but that 200 lines of resolution is the nominal spec for VHS; it
simply doesn't get any better in that format. Even with the best-quality
tape available (TDK, Scotch or Quantegy, BTW), the most your DVD recorder
will receive from the VHS is 200LoR; there may be less generation loss with
the better tape, but the DVD will look no better than the tape it came from.
>The DTV format which is just coming into scope now is quite impressive
>(I have a 32" Panasonic GAOO ---- which has active scan ---- now if only
>I could get a DTV receiver which would allow for them 'three video
>cables')!
I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far. How far along is
Canada in adopting the new format for broadcast?
Ad astra per Luna,
Don Hilliard
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Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 14:07:41 -0600
From: "Robert C. Gilbert" <bcpgd@home.com>
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
Don B Hilliard wrote:
> Robert C Gilbert wrote:
> >I have a combo DVD/LD player ---- would this qualify or would there be
> >something which would interrupt the signal?
> If it doesn't have a true digital output (capability to send the signal as
> digital information to another machine), it's still analog. Even though DVD
> is a digital format, the signal has to be converted to analog NTSC for a TV
> screen to display it; if your player has a port that allows you to feed
> directly to a PC, however, you actually may have a digital output.
It has a Coaxial out...
> >> (A VHS tape transferred to DVD won't look much worse than the
> >> original, but it won't look any better.)
> >It would REALLY depend on the VHS tape quality (e.g.:
> >Prerecorded/Pro-quality/$.99 for three) (tapes are a much broader range
> >of quality than DVD/LD, et cetera)!
> True, but that 200 lines of resolution is the nominal spec for VHS; it
> simply doesn't get any better in that format. Even with the best-quality
> tape available (TDK, Scotch or Quantegy, BTW), the most your DVD recorder
> will receive from the VHS is 200LoR; there may be less generation loss with
> the better tape, but the DVD will look no better than the tape it came from.
Oh, I'm not debating this ---- just saying there is a broader range of
taping qualities with videotape ---- as compared to videodisc!
> >The DTV format which is just coming into scope now is quite impressive
> >(I have a 32" Panasonic GAOO ---- which has active scan ---- now if only
> >I could get a DTV receiver which would allow for them 'three video
> >cables')!
> I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far. How far along is
> Canada in adopting the new format for broadcast?
I'm not actually sure ---- to tell the truth! The main reason I got the
32" PGT was for the way it enhances current broadcasts!
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Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 14:09:48 -0600
From: "Robert C. Gilbert" <bcpgd@home.com>
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
Don B Hilliard wrote:
> I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far. How far along is
> Canada in adopting the new format for broadcast?
I know there is talk of having 75% (or some other #) of broadcasts DTV
compatible by 2004 (or other such date).
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 18:57:29 -0600 (CST)
From: TIMOTHY GUEGUEN <ad058@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca>
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Robert C. Gilbert wrote:
> Don B Hilliard wrote:
> > I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far. How far along is
> > Canada in adopting the new format for broadcast?
>
> I know there is talk of having 75% (or some other #) of broadcasts DTV
> compatible by 2004 (or other such date).
I'll believe that when I see it. I seem to remember that digital radio
was supposed to be available in major markets by now according to the
claims of a few years ago.
tim gueguen 101867
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Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 19:05:44 -0600
From: "Robert C. Gilbert" <bcpgd@home.com>
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
TIMOTHY GUEGUEN wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Robert C. Gilbert wrote:
> > Don B Hilliard wrote:
> > > I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far. How far along is
> > > Canada in adopting the new format for broadcast?
> > I know there is talk of having 75% (or some other #) of broadcasts DTV
> > compatible by 2004 (or other such date).
> I'll believe that when I see it. I seem to remember that digital radio
> was supposed to be available in major markets by now according to the
> claims of a few years ago.
Ummm, T-bo, Digital radio *IS* available now!
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 23:26:29 -0600 (CST)
From: TIMOTHY GUEGUEN <ad058@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca>
Subject: Re: Space1999: DVD tech notes
On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Robert C. Gilbert wrote:
> TIMOTHY GUEGUEN wrote:
> > On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, Robert C. Gilbert wrote:
> > > Don B Hilliard wrote:
> > > > I've been very impressed with what I've seen so far. How far along is
> > > > Canada in adopting the new format for broadcast?
> > > I know there is talk of having 75% (or some other #) of broadcasts DTV
> > > compatible by 2004 (or other such date).
> > I'll believe that when I see it. I seem to remember that digital radio
> > was supposed to be available in major markets by now according to the
> > claims of a few years ago.
>
> Ummm, T-bo, Digital radio *IS* available now!
Not on any sort of widespread basis, which is what the predictions of a
few years ago claimed. You certainly can't walk into your local Radio
Shack and pick up a digital radio, and even if you could most of North
America doesn't have anything you could receive yet anyway.
tim gueguen 101867
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Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 22:14:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Claudia Coles <ccoles@netcom.com>
Subject: Space1999: RE: Please Note... / Still Looking for Cecilia...
Hi All,
Just wanted to let you know that my new address will be
ccoles@tidalwave.net. I will not be using this e-mail account for list
messages after this correspondence. Please make a note of my new address.
Thanks.
And btw, has any one heard from Cecilia Pattison-Levi or does anyone have
her current e-mail address? I am still searching for it.
See y'all later.
your fellow Alphan,
Claudia
Chief Communications Liaison (CCSAS) MBA Contractor - 16a
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:40:21 MST
From: "Colleen Bement" <space1999nut@hotmail.com>
Subject: Space1999: OT: Galaxy Qwest
Sorry for the off topic....
GO SEE GALAXY QWEST! It's absolutely hilarious!!!
The characters are great! The parodies are classic!
Colleen Bement
MBA#169
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:49:19 -0500 (EST)
From: moonbubba@webtv.net (moon bubba)
Subject: Re: Space1999: OT: Galaxy Qwest
I've been wanting to see that but havent had the time yet. It looked
like it would be a good movie. Sigourney Weaver really looks good as a
blonde. I think she should keep her hair that way. Now there's another
movie that started Friday called Supernova that looked pretty good too.
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OT: Galaxy Qwest
Sorry for the off topic....
GO SEE GALAXY QWEST! It's absolutely hilarious!!!
The characters are great! The parodies are classic!
Colleen Bement
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:56:30 -0600
From: "Atomic Possum" <atomicpossum@planetstl.com>
Subject: Space1999: Roadstars Monbuggy for sale
Dear Folks--
Popping back in for a moment from 'Planet Unsubscribe' to let you all
know that I'm putting one 1999 collectible, a Roadstars Moonbuggy still
sealed on the card, up for auction on my convention site.
This is an original toy from the '70s. I bought it a while back and
it's been in a drawer ever since. As part of the drive to publicize and
fundraise for the con I run here in Saint Louis, I've set up an auction site
within the con site --this is not an Ebay auction.
If you're interested, pop on by and see it at
http://www.stlf.org/gateway The moonbuggy will be up until January 24.
There is a modest reserve.
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Jon "Mr. Wonderful" Stadter
atomicpossum@mail2.planetstl.com
balor@space1999.com
Gateway Con 2: July 14-16, 2000
Saint Louis, Missouri USA
Guests: Terry Pratchett
Peter Woodward
Claudia Christian
Mike Nelson
Kevin Murphy
Bill Corbett
Erin Gray
http://www.stlf.org/gateway
gateway@stlf.org
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:29:43 -0500
From: Brian Boskind <BBoskind@jcfb.org>
Subject: Space1999: off topic- but important to us using email
Hi everyone. just got some interesting info. I think it's amazing
what the goverment thinks it's entitled to. Perhaps some of you know about
this already or have heard of further action we can take:
> >>> >
> >>> >Please read the following carefully if you intend to stay on-line and
> >>> >continue using email:
> >>> >
> >>> >The last few months have revealed an alarming trend in the Government
> of
> >>> >the
> >>> >United States attempting to quietly push through legislation that
> will
> >>> >affect your use of the Internet. Under proposed legislation the U.S.
> >>> >Postal Service will be attempting to bill email users out of
> "alternate
> >>> >postage fees". Bill 602P will permit the Federal Govt. to charge a 5
> cent
> >>> >surcharge on every email delivered, by billing Internet Service
> Providers
> >>> >at
> >>> >source. The consumer would then be billed in turn by the ISP.
> >>> >
> >>> >Washington D.C. lawyer Richard Stepp is working without pay to
> prevent
> >>this
> >>> >legislation from becoming law. The U.S. Postal Service is claiming
> that
> >>> >lost revenue due to the proliferation of email is costing nearly
> >>> >$230,000,000 in revenue per year. You may have noticed their recent
> ad
> >>> >campaign "There is nothing like a letter". Since the average citizen
> >>> >received about 10 pieces of email per day in 1998, the cost to the
> >>typical
> >>> >individual would be an additional 50 cents per day, or over $180
> dollars
> >>> >per year, above and beyond their regular Internet costs. Note that
> this
> >>> >would be money paid directly to the U.S. Postal Service for a service
> >>they
> >>> >do not even provide.
> >>> >
> >>> >The whole point of the Internet is democracy and noninterference. If
> the
> >>> >federal government is permitted to tamper with our liberties by
> adding
> a
> >>> >surcharge to email, who knows where it will end. You are already
> paying
> >>an
> >>> >exorbitant price for snail mail because of bureaucratic inefficiency.
> It
> >>> >currently takes up to 6 days for a letter to be delivered from New
> York
> >>to
> >>> >Buffalo. If the U.S. Postal Service is allowed to tinker with email,
> it
> >>> >will
> >>> >mark the end of the "free" Internet in the United States. One
> >>congressman,
> >>> >Tony Schnell (r) has even suggested a "twenty to forty dollar per
> month
> >>> >surcharge on all Internet service" above and beyond the government's
> >>> >proposed email charges. Note that most of the major newspapers have
> >>ignored
> >>> >the story, the only exception being the Washingtonian which called
> the
> >>> >idea
> >>> >of email surcharge "a useful concept whose time has come" (March 6th
> 1999
> >>> >Editorial) Don't sit by and watch your freedom erode away! Send this
> >>> >email
> >>> >to all Americans on your list and tell your friends and relatives to
> >>write
> >>> >to their congressman and say "No!" to Bill 602P.
> >>> >
> >>> >Kate Turner
> >>> >Assistant to Richard Stepp, Berger, Stepp and Gorman
> >>> >Attorneys at Law
> >
> >>> >216 Concorde Street, Vienna, VA
> >>> >
> >>> >URGENT!!!! Pass this along to all your email buddies
>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:54:17 -0800
From: James Smith <jsmith@ncube.com>
Subject: Re: Space1999: off topic- but important to us using email
This is one of those internet legends that has been around for several
years, it seems to crop-up again from time-to-time. When you hear something
like this, think for a moment if it makes any sense. I'd say that e-mail
messages replace phone calls more than they replace regular mail--whereas
faxes often replace traditional mail, and you don't see anything about a
tax on fax machines or Post Office surcharge on every phone call. Maybe I
should start a new myth about that?
James Smith
> Hi everyone. just got some interesting info. I think it's amazing
>what the goverment thinks it's entitled to. Perhaps some of you know about
>this already or have heard of further action we can take:
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