lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) (01/19/85)
Unfortunately, I don't have sufficient disk space on vortex to keep
all the net.news{.stargate} traffic on this subject around. In
one sentence, stargate is on ongoing experiment to broadcast "netnews"
materials via the vertical interval of "Superstation" WTBS, available
in over 30 million locations via over 8000 cable companies (and via
direct satellite pickup). For a variety of reasons, it became clear
that materials for broadcast would need to be "screened" by
human moderators (not by automated software) before being passed to
the broadcast satellite. It is this latter point, which has been
discussed in great detail in net.news and net.news.stargate, that
has been taking up most of the space in these groups. If you
can find the archives, you'll find it all there in full detail.
A very simple demo of the experiment is currently planned for the
Dallas Usenix on Thurs. Jan. 24 from 2-5 PM. They don't have cable
at the Fairmont hotel so we're renting a small dish....
--Lauren--