Comments on: BATTLEVISION (Jan, 1952) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/comment-page-1/#comment-1086811 Toronto Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:18:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/#comment-1086811 Naw, I think they're just all dirty and sooty and unshaven up at the front. Frank Tinsley always drew machines better than he did people (not that he was terrible with them.) When you factor in that he was mostly drawing machines that didn't really exist (yet), he was even better. http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/sets/72157623110754283/ Naw, I think they’re just all dirty and sooty and unshaven up at the front.

Frank Tinsley always drew machines better than he did people (not that he was terrible with them.) When you factor in that he was mostly drawing machines that didn’t really exist (yet), he was even better.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/x.....110754283/

]]> By: whoozle whaazle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/comment-page-1/#comment-1086807 whoozle whaazle Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:18:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/#comment-1086807 @Hirudinea Holy crap ! you're right o____o @Hirudinea

Holy crap ! you’re right

o____o

]]> By: Hirudinea http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/comment-page-1/#comment-1086784 Hirudinea Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:03:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/#comment-1086784 Did you notice that about all the guys on the front lines are black but all the guys at HQ are white? Just saying. Did you notice that about all the guys on the front lines are black but all the guys at HQ are white? Just saying.

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/comment-page-1/#comment-128613 jayessell Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:40:41 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/15/battlevision/#comment-128613 a) Hitler had it in WWII, but used for monitoring Nazi Spies on missions in the USA. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c7/Captainamerica1.jpg b) The General gets a 3x4 foot projecton display? I suppose. What is the tank guy looking at? Is that a 2 inch LCD? c) <i>And the TV camera itself is not limited to the ground. Airborne TV was used experimentally in pilotless planes during World War II and Westinghouse has experimented with Stratovision from a B-29 circling over Baltimore. Also, about three years ago, a New York station put on a terrific TV show from an airplane carrier off the Atlantic coast. How far can this idea go? Well, in any future war, it is certainly not unreasonable to expect direct telecasts to be relayed via land, surface ship or airplane stations to the domestic TV chains for nation-wide transmission.</i> I'd call this a successful prediction, with minor quibbles for not also predicting video recording and communication satelites. d) Wasn't there a reporter who was fined last year for swearing on air? "I'm broadcasting live from the war in" <b>WHOOSHBOOOOM!</b> " Holy SH@#!" a) Hitler had it in WWII, but used for monitoring Nazi Spies on missions in the USA.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi.....erica1.jpg

b) The General gets a 3×4 foot projecton display? I suppose.
What is the tank guy looking at? Is that a 2 inch LCD?

c) And the TV camera itself is not limited to the ground. Airborne TV was used experimentally in pilotless planes during World War II and Westinghouse has experimented with Stratovision from a B-29 circling over Baltimore. Also, about three years ago, a New York station put on a terrific TV show from an airplane carrier off the Atlantic coast.

How far can this idea go? Well, in any future war, it is certainly not unreasonable to expect direct telecasts to be relayed via land, surface ship or airplane stations to the domestic TV chains for nation-wide transmission.

I’d call this a successful prediction, with minor quibbles for not also predicting video recording and communication satelites.

d) Wasn’t there a reporter who was fined last year for swearing on air?
“I’m broadcasting live from the war in”
WHOOSHBOOOOM!
” Holy SH@#!”

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