klopfens@bgsuvax.UUCP (Bruce Klopfenstein) (06/24/89)
This is the last call for votes on the formation of a newsgroup,
sci.commtech, for the discussion of new communication and media
technologies and their impacts on users (both end users and
organizations), media industries, media audiences, and society.
The group could be used to post information on developments in
new media technologies (generally all means of text, audio, and
video generation, storage and transmission). As digital
technologies continue to transform the broadcast and electronic
media, media/communications professionals have much to learn from
those of you in the computer field. Generally, the issues to be
discussed in sci.commtech will be "softer" than the topics
discussed in existing technical newsgroups. This newsgroup will
differ *substantially* from comp.dcom.telecom *but* will not be as
"soft" and informal as rec.audio and rec.video.
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* If you have any questions about the purpose of *
* sci.commtech, email me those questions to me *
* before you vote and I will answer them. Do *
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Example new communication technologies (and their impacts on
individuals, organizations, and media industries) worthy of
sci.commtech discussion include
* new video technologies (HDTV, IDTV, interactive video,
videodisc, picture-in-picture)
* new tape storage technologies (S-VHS, digital VCRs, digital
audio tape)
* new optical disk technology applications (compact disk
technologies (CD-ROM, CD-Video, CD+Graphics, erasable CDs)
* new delivery technologies (direct broadcast satellites, digital
video-on-demand, pay-per-view)
* new telecommunication technologies (integrated services digital
network [ISDN], fiber optics: note the discussions on these
topics will not be of the technical nature as are those in
comp.dcom.telecom)
* new computer-based communications technologies (electronic
text [including electronic newspapers], electronic mail,
computer networks, videotex [e.g., Prodigy], teletext)
Discussions about *both* new technical and application
developments, as well as policy issues related to these new
communication technologies would be appropriate. A current
policy topic, for example, would be telephone company involvement
in cable television.
Please *email* your votes to me. The last day to vote will be
July 7 at 11:59 PM. Thanks for your interest.
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