[vcf-midatlantic] Vote for VCF's new bumper video - The Final Version is Here

[Chris Fala]

Excellent points, Herb!



On Sat, May 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM Herbert Johnson via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> You asked for opinions, got several. Here's mine.  Several people of and
> around my era of now-vintage computing, don't like *any* music and many
> otherwise don't like noisy-sounds (but keyboard sounds are mostly not
> objectionable). That's my view also.
>
> The point (so I'm told) of the video, is the VCF brand. Not the history
> of Bell Labs or voice synth or sounds made by an Atari something.
> Keyclicks, those are so broad in history and so common, they draw
> attention and then are background. If you are gonna have a movie, and
> have sound, keyclicks do enough work not too much and not a
> thing-themselves.
>
> For those who crafted all this stuff, my apologies if they are
> disappointed in my responses. This is a five-second event, shall I write
> a thesis about it? It's *exactly* impressions, you have mine and what I
> can make of them.
>
> But thanks for the Daisy / Bell Labs callback. I did some homework on
> the subject, it's surprisingly important. And it's commentary on modern
> vs. historic responses to almost-human computer behavior. I got informed
> - but, I was distracted from the VCF brand accordingly. That's not your
> goal, right?
>
> Regards Herb
> --
> Herbert R. Johnson, New Jersey USA
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>