[02:53] chronomex: did you see the video I linked the other night about ESS? [02:53] hi, no, I don't think so [02:55] http://archive.org/details/0767_ESS_20_00_58_00 [02:56] courtesy of western electric and the prelinger archives [02:59] or, as I joked then: Tonight on "How It's Made" 1965 edition: ESS [03:03] nice [03:03] great fine, btw [03:03] *find [03:04] it popped up wednesday night on my prelinger collection rss feed [03:06] hot off the telecine [03:07] ESS? [03:07] oh [03:08] quite sleepy narration too [03:09] I love how in the day they used "ESS" as a mass noun, even though it's basically the same part of speech as "computer" [03:12] look at all the "robuts" [03:12] they look like people [03:13] heh [03:14] btw the equipment they are making is #1 ESS, at the phone museum's storage facility we have a decent amuont of the cpu of a #1 ESS [03:14] it's not on public display because 1) we're out of room and 2) it's not complete or functional [03:18] ha, that was back in the day when commercial silicon crystals were an inch in diameter [03:22] the end of the narration and beginning of the credits make me slightly wonder if they're missing a few words, like "the twilight zone" or the outer limits or something [03:36] hah [03:36] phone company videos tend to be sonorous [04:17] chronomex: there were a couple of other bell labs computer clips I linked around that time as well [04:17] cool [04:17] I'm in the zone, sorry [04:23] *sigh* http://archive.org/details/0619_Computing_For_Fun_04_01_26_00 for (mostly) audio, http://archive.org/details/0619_Computing_For_Fun_04_30_23_00 for the missing video [04:25] Is that the video with the chiptune opening? [04:25] yeah [04:27] dammit, I am a dork [04:27] I just synced up two separate players [04:29] another bell labs computer film: http://archive.org/details/0767_Incredible_Machine_The_20_26_47_00 [04:30] wow [04:30] this is weird [04:31] the visuals bounce between the two versions [04:37] it is almost like these are two separate lab elements, but that doesn't explain why it keeps in sync between the two [04:38] (other than the one with the audio being constantly off sync between its video and audio) [05:00] I am amused by the "Incredible Machine" one, because they talk about writing programs to render computer-generated animations to film. and I am WATCHING THIS ON A COMPUTER. one that is much much faster than what they had then, and only 54 years later [05:01] Coderjoe: I saw a webcomic from '94 about how "video on the Internet may one day be possible" [05:04] (it was DFC, go figure) [05:05] and in that same film, they play with what is essentially Miku Hatsune's great great grandfater singing "Bicycle Built for Two" [05:06] ...going to have to watch now [05:06] and reciting the "To be or not to be" monologue [05:07] What time point? [05:08] for bycycle? [05:08] Yeah [05:08] Curious if it was inspired by 2001 [05:08] around half to 2/3rds or so [05:09] 10 minutes [05:09] Impressive for '68 [05:10] When I first read 2001 I thought "no way computers like that existed in '61" [05:10] But they more or less did [05:10] Just missing the intelligence aspect [05:11] I'm pretty sure it is a continuation of the research that created Voder [05:11] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rAyrmm7vv0 [05:11] 1939 [05:11] Woah [05:12] In a lot of ways, it's astonishing how much less closer we are to HAL-like computers now than we were in the 60's [05:12] The only difference between ELIZA and Siri is that Siri has more data [05:13] more voder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByZAQXkpb5w [05:13] (I really want to find a FULL presentation of voder, such as the rest of the one in the first youtube link I gave) [05:14] uploading episode 98 of dl.tv [05:14] a full 1st year of dl.tv is on archive.org [05:14] :-D [05:15] hahah [05:15] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0pPfyYtiBc [05:17] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSyTFvrihkM [05:18] mmm [05:18] some stuff that looks like RIPterm [05:22] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDpagiwYDg4 [05:28] "to do this with a PC, you have to buy and install a card" "here too" "you can also run windows programs on a mac, by adding a PC compatability card" [05:29] so adding hardware is evil if it is your competitor, but fine if it is you? [05:30] and the url at the end just redirects to their "hot news" page [06:21] TOO MUCH CODE [06:21] MY EYES [06:24] * BlueMax hands chronomex a hello world example [06:24] Rest your eyes [06:24] I don't think that'll help, friend [06:24] I rather like erlang [06:24] it's just that my eyes hurt [06:25] * BlueMax shows chronomex a poorly photoshopped picture of Jason in a tutu [06:25] I think the best idea for me at this point is to go take a walk [06:25] but it's kind of dark out [06:26] chronomex just keep your pockets turned out, nobody mugs a poor nerd [06:26] so you say [06:26] already been mugged once [22:27] This looks fun - tracking down hypercard lit [23:12] 3d world cdroms 109 thur 111 are up [23:57] Leap second in 3 minutes!