Live Video from Atlantis On the Internet
from
Doug Priest, W3CF
on
September 10, 2000
Website:
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/
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Live video of Atlantis and the International Space Station are provided by NASA and is available in either a 28k or 56k stream.
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/nasatv/
The docking of Atlantis and ISS were shown this morning.
Thanks to Doug Priest, W3CF, for providing this information.
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by KC8FRJ on September 10, 2000
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I find it unfortunate that NASA, a public government entity, has adopted the use of Microsoft's Media Player.
This is a proprietary format, which if it where superior, I would understand a company locking up its secrets. In my, and others opinion it is an inferior format, locked up strictly in another attempt dominate yet another market.
Just a general cry from the computing world, "Please do not adopt poor standards and force everyone to use them"
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by KQ6EA on September 10, 2000
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I totally agree. I DO NOT want my tax dollars being used to limit my choices any more than they already are. 'Cmon NASA...at least let us use RealPlayer!
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by WB4ZFO on September 10, 2000
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If you woud go to the above site, you would see a link to http://www.unitedspacealliance.com/live/NASATV.htm where you can view with RealPlayer.
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by KQ6EA on September 11, 2000
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I did go there. I also sent an email to the webmaster at NASA, and got back the lame excuse that "Everybody uses Windows Media Player, so that's what we use". I'll probably
get flamed for this, but I don't like Windows Media Player.
I don't like the idea of my taxes being spent on an inferior, closed, proprietary "standard" by a company who delights in driving others out of business by chicanery and strong arm tactics. It might be good business for Micr$oft, but in the end, it's the consumer who suffers by not having a choice.
regards, Jim
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REAL Player not that great
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by K5MAR on September 11, 2000
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I tried REAL Player, and had a he** of a time getting it off my computer. All it did was lock up my computer about 70% of the time when booting up. And even though I (Finally!) got my computer back to running the way it did before trying REAL Player, I still get registration nag screens now and then. At least Windows Media Player hasn't screwed up my system.
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by KQ6EA on September 11, 2000
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Ditto for Windoze Media Player, BUT it went so far as to step all over Real Player, and screw IT up.
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Microsoft player not an option for some
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by KC0ILP on September 11, 2000
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I happen to use the Microsoft player on my Win2K system at home, but at the office, it isn't an option.
Microsoft apparently hasn't yet learned how to port its applications to Linux (that /must/ be the reason, right? :-) ), so folks that only offer up Microsoft streaming audio/video make themselves unavailable to a significant number of workstations.
RealNetworks, despite their issues, has found time to develop its player for Windows varients, MacOS, Linux, Solaris and others. Apparently when your business depends on having a good, accessible application, you're motivated to not play OS favorites.
So until Microsoft offers support across the top 3 platforms or so, their player really has to be regarded as proprietary and not appropriate for general support using our tax dollars. (This is unfortunate - I prefer IE to Netscape, but don't have that choice on Linux either).
KC0ILP
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What happened to the original subject?
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by KF6OTP on September 12, 2000
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Why did this turn into a Microsoft bashing discusion? Yea maybe there are some un-ethical practices going on at Microsoft, but is it appropriate to talk about it here?
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Live video
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by KF6GUX on September 13, 2000
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Great to get a link to live NASA, especially now that the trip is bringing my favorite hobbie to the ISS. Can't wait to talk to them. That will be a delight! I did notice others comments spear off into another direction.
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by KB7ILD on September 13, 2000
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if you look at the page again, my friend, you will find that Microsoft Windows Media player is NOT the only format that is supported. you can also use real player.
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by KB7ILD on September 13, 2000
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go to their web site and look again! you can use both.
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On Topic - Thanks for the link!
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by K5MAR on September 16, 2000
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I really enjoyed the video the other night when the two astronauts were conducting their space walk. Thanks for the link (which I've bookmarked). It seems to me that space activities are a natural adjunct to amateur radio. In fact, much of the miniaturization of the electronics in our present equipment is a direct spin-off of the space program. So, ideally, hams should be natural supporters of the space program.
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