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To: DMaA who wrote (4805)	11/2/1998 10:37:00 AM
From: Jeff Vayda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

Small step, but an important step. Getting all movie theaters on the system would be a big boost not only in business but in publicity. (from Phillips Publishing International, Inc.) SATELLITE SPOTLIGHT: MURDER MYSTERY FILM RELEASED VIA SATELLITE The first national release of a feature-length film via satellite occurred last week with the transmission of "The Last Broadcast," a movie produced at a cost of $900 by using a desktop PC. CyberStar L.P., a provider of broadband services developed by Loral Space & Communications [LOR], distributed the movie to select theaters nationwide to mark the first satellite release of a fully digital end-to-end production. Transmission of the nine-gigabyte MPEG-II film file via CyberStar took just a few hours - warp speed when compared to the several days it would take to send the digitized film over a T-1 line. "We're making movie history with satellite technology," said Ron Maehl, president of CyberStar. "The Last Broadcast is created, distributed and projected with digital technology. The new distribution technique will aid independent filmmakers by lowering film production costs and may revolutionize full-length motion picture distribution by saving studios millions of dollars in distribution expenses for each movie, he added. The film was transmitted to the CyberStar network operating center, uplinked to Loral Skynet's Telstar 5 satellite, and transmitted to the theaters' Windows server. Those servers were equipped with a BroadLogic satellite receiver card. The film then was sent to a digital projector, featuring Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing. "The Last Broadcast" will be shown initially in theaters located in Philadelphia, Providence, R.I., Portland, Ore., Orlando, Fla., and Minneapolis. CyberStar's services began last month and use satellites in Loral's fleet to provide high-speed multicasting and transmission of large data, audio and video files. The files can be integrated into an existing network architecture. The distribution method is compatible with current intranets, extranets and virtual private networks. It also allows the creation of personalized channels to deliver multimedia information and corporate training anywhere in the world. Independent filmmakers Lance Weiler and Stefan Avalos, co-founders of Wavelength Releasing LLC, created the film using DV tape, VHS and 8mm, then transferred it to their desktops and manipulated it to create the special effects needed for a "home video" feel. The film is a mock documentary/murder mystery that portrays the deaths of a cable access TV crew searching remote parts of New Jersey's Pine Barrens for signs of the fabled Jersey Devil.

To: DMaA who wrote (4805)	11/2/1998 12:01:00 PM
From: Jacques Tootight	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10852

But hero should be reserved for extraordinary occasions and people. How Glenn came to his current ride is a non-issue. If you're of the opinion that what he did thirty years ago was not heroic, you have no concept of the term, his achievement, or respect for history. There is a tendency in this country today to tear down our heroes. It speaks sadly to the current state of our culture. Cheers - RC

To: DMaA who wrote (4805)	11/3/1998 1:39:00 PM
From: Larry L	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10852

David Anderson: OT, at the risk of starting a long drawn out discussion on John Glenn, thatt has no relation to LOR: At the time he climbed into the space capsule I sincerely doubt that there were an excessive number of people that would have given their "left nut" to take his place. The failure rate of rockets at that time was rather high and the chance of even getting off the ground let alone into space were not what I would have liked to challenge. He had the guts to take the enormous risk to move our society ahead.