Re: The future?

Pierre J. Gregoire (pgregoire@dupage.k12.il.us)
Tue, 6 Jun 2000 06:27:24 -0700 (PDT)

Also check out http://www.KKRS.net/
Kanakaris Communications' KKRS.NetWork Channel - Selected "Classic and Cult
films" on demand.
Uses Microsoft's MediaPlayer with exceptional full screen quality at 56k and
T1+ connection speeds.
Must be being underwritten by Bill G. since they seem to be giving it away.
Pierre
--
Pierre Gregoire, MLIS
Director
Audio Visual Institute of DuPage
A Collective Media Library
for the Students & Teachers of
DuPage County, Illinois
630-495-2843  FAX: 630-495-5175
              http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/avid


Gary Handman wrote:


> Some of you may have already stumbled on this, but it's new to me.
> Bigstar.com (an internet videoseller) seems to have put up a whole mess of
> fairly long clips (if not complete movies) of a number of classics like 3rd
> Man, Potemkin, Metropolis (you listening, Jessica R.?) and other stuff for
> Real player.  If you have a fast network connection, you can jerk these
> images up to full screen--not astounding, but pretty damn good for the
> present!
>
> Check it out:  http://www.bigstar.com/clip/
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley 94720-6000
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "Everything wants to become television" (James Ulmer -- Teletheory)