HDTVs Promise Sharper Picture and Bigger Screens
HDTV could double screen size without losing quality and offer theater-like motion. FCC rules may require compatibility with NTSC or dual-format broadcasts during a transition amid spectrum limits. Cable or DBS likely first to carry true HDTV while channel space and digitalization options are debated.
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National Television System Committee
FCC
New York City
United States
America
DBS
Broadcasting Magazine
Open architecture television could unify media tech claims
Robert Pool surveys a shifting landscape where TV and PCs converge. MIT Media Lab’s William Schreiber proposes an open architecture for television to allow add ons and standardization, backed by media tech analyst Ken Hattori and MIT fellow Michael Schrage.
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Redskins
McLaughlin Group
Lotus
Ed McMahon
William Schreiber
Advanced Television Research
MIT
Media Lab
FCC
IBM
America
Michael Schrage
End or Beginning for the Presidio as Base Closures Loom
Federal budget cuts move to shutter the Presidio of San Francisco under a 1980s base realignment plan. The Army would vacate 1 441 acres and 1100 buildings, with the Park Service managing the site as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Projections show potential $74 million in Presidio savings, yet redevelopment questions arise for one of the world’s premier urban— and historic—real estate holdings.
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Mark Stein
Amy Stevens
Los Angeles Times
Francisco
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Presidio
America
Brian O’neill
U.S. Park Service
Sylvan Presidio
Commission On
Defense
Frank C. Carlucci
Congress
Commission
O’neill
The
Park Service
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Fort Point
Fort Mason
Army Artillery
Marin
Army
Ford JBL and GM Delco sound systems redefine car acoustics
The Ford JBL setup uses ten speakers and 140 watts across four amplifiers to balance sound for driver and passengers with bass boost for highway noise. Cadillac Delco Base Gold Series delivers 200 watts for vivid stereo, offered with Cadillac de Ville and Fleetwood and similar setups across Buick Oldsmobile Chevrolet, with factory installation.
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Cadillac
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Molly Eovino
Cedar Rapids
Molly
Skogman Realty
Robert Pool
Science Magazine
Schreiber
Ken Hattori
Asahi Shimbun
Japan
Buick
Oldsmobile
Chevrolet
ST. Luke's
Gazette Health & Fitness
Gazette
the Gazette
Health & Fitness
Jon Kemmerer
Frank Magid & Associates
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