| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Matrix Activity |
| Date: | Sun, 31 May 1998 12:15:59 +0100 |
> I'd guess that trid broadcasts are probably sent through the airwaves and
> through the Matrix, though it's debatable as to which is the primary or
> preferred broadcast medium. Main reason is for reaching folks out in the
> boonies or in case the 'Trix goes down. That particular guess ought to e
> taken with a liberal grain of salt, btw:)
Shadowbeat talks about these things, mainly in the chapter called
"Broadcasting" (duh!) starting on page 18. In short, the airwaves
are still used for a lot of broadcasting, mainly by public channels
and stations.
Transmission by dedicated cable (like cable TV) is also still in use,
with nearly 100% of all trids belonging to SINners being hooked
up to it.
Satellite transmission is used too, in much the same way as
today: free channels and ones you need a decoder for both exist.
Broadcasting via the Matrix is still a bit behind, at least in the
early 2050s (Shadowbeat says only 27% of homes use the Matrix
for this purpose in 2050). I guess that by 2059, this number has
grown quite a bit.
> >Is radio still around? and if so in what form? [snip]
>
> Broadcast radio would also be important for emergency purposes: It's
> relatively low-tech and you can get lots of range (given a powerful
> enough antenna, natch). Besides, moving images inside of the car is
> distracting already. no reason to make them even more distracting.
See above: a lot of radio stations still broadcast like they do
today. I don't see why a lot of them wouldn't also broadcast bia
cable and/or Matrix, or even totally switch to those, though.
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