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From: marquet@bohra.cpg.oz (John Marquet)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: newsgroup covering DVI?
Summary: comp.video or video.comp?
Message-ID: <755@bohra.cpg.oz>
Date: 20 Nov 90 06:16:03 GMT
Organization: Computer Power Group, Melb, Australia
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In article <1990Nov16.151337.6001@rick.doc.ca>, andrew@calvin.doc.ca (Andrew Patrick) writes:
> In article <162@sol.bucknell.edu> pinter@sol.bucknell.edu () writes:
> >I am looking for a newsgroup which is appropriate for the
> >discussion of DVI technology, mostly from a developer's
> >standpoint.  Please let me know which group that would be.
> 
> I am also interesting in starting a discussion about Intel's DVI
> technology.  I would suggest that comp.ivideodisc would probably be the
> most appropriate (how about "comp.ivideo"?), and it could stand the
> load.
> 
In a recent article in Australian Professional Computing, it was pointed out
that television sets will become more and more like personal computers, and
personal computers will become more and more video-oriented.  The author used
the words `telecomputing' and `compuvision'.

The IBM's, Apples and Commodores are introducing video capabilites at a fast
pace, but Sony and Pioneer are making their video systems smarter at a similar
rate.  The current frame compression standards stem from the communications 
world.  There's already a race condition over control of games and CBT systems.

The lexical token `multimedia' is pretty much debased.  I agree comp.ivideodisc
is a bit limited, so I'd vote for comp.video as a working title for the group.
The main theme here should be the control/generation/manipulation/storage and
replay of video frames with computers.

D