Comments on: Archiving TV… the old fashion way http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/ The Official Weblog of The Long Now Foundation and Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan O'Donnell http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4349 Dan O'Donnell Mon, 12 May 2008 04:48:00 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/#comment-4349 I seem to remember a news report from several months ago that NASA has a lot of "old" videotape from around the time of the Gemini missions that they cannot play because they no longer have working machines for the format. I may have some details wrong, but the concept is close. I seem to remember a news report from several months ago that NASA has a lot of “old” videotape from around the time of the Gemini missions that they cannot play because they no longer have working machines for the format. I may have some details wrong, but the concept is close.

]]> By: pepsoid http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4273 pepsoid Thu, 08 May 2008 10:21:54 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/#comment-4273 Lo-fi is *real*-fi! (or something)... :) Lo-fi is *real*-fi! (or something)… :)

]]> By: Scott Correy http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4262 Scott Correy Wed, 07 May 2008 18:04:08 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/#comment-4262 The interesting thing to me is that these photos make it seem much more real than what I have seen of the actual footage. The interesting thing to me is that these photos make it seem much more real than what I have seen of the actual footage.

]]> By: TS http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4259 TS Wed, 07 May 2008 16:31:47 +0000 http://blog.longnow.org/2008/05/07/archiving-tv-the-old-fashion-way/#comment-4259 Wow, brilliant. And such great on-screen graphics! I remember taking photos of high-scoring Atari games on my friend's TV. In theory, you could send in the photos and Atari would send you a patch or some other kind of prize for your high score. I think the photos were always way too blurry to make out the numerical score on the screen, so we never got anything. Bah. Wow, brilliant. And such great on-screen graphics!

I remember taking photos of high-scoring Atari games on my friend’s TV. In theory, you could send in the photos and Atari would send you a patch or some other kind of prize for your high score. I think the photos were always way too blurry to make out the numerical score on the screen, so we never got anything. Bah.

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