Severe tire damage: the first rock band in the world to broadcast live on the Internet

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2022 Years of today , We can use mobile phones anytime, anywhere 、 Listen to music on tablets and computers 、 See a movie , Easily download and watch audio and video content on the Internet , It seems that everything is taken for granted .

But many people may not know , For quite a long time after the birth of the Internet , All are “ quiet ” Of . People can send words on the Internet , Send E-mail , But audio and video transmission has never been possible .

1992 year , American computer scientist Van Jacobson、Steve Deering and Stephen Casner Jointly developed MBONE（multicast backbone, Multicast backbone network ）.MBONE It is an experimental backbone network and virtual network based on the Internet , The aim is to minimize the amount of data required to transmit audio and video .

Van Jacobson（ The picture is from Wikipedia）

meanwhile , A group called Severe Tire Damage The rock band is busy rehearsing their songs in the basement . What is different from other bands is , Its members are not just ordinary musicians , Or computer scientists who focus on scientific research . The four core members at that time included ：

• Steven Rubin（ Lead singer ）,Apple Computer

• Russ Haines（ Guitarist 、 Lead singer ）,DEC Systems Research Center

• Mark Manasse（ Bassist 、 Lead singer ）,DEC Systems Research Center

• Mark Weiser（ drummer ）,Xerox PARC

One day ,Severe Tire Damage The drummer of the band Mark Weiser A whim , With the band Xerox PARC Performing on the roof of the house , Just at this moment MBONE The inventor of the Van Jacobson Came to PARC Introduce multicast technology to the scientists there . at that time Severe Tire Damage There is a small audience in Australia ,Severe Tire Damage The members of the group thought about whether they could perform on the Internet , Let the audience far away see . And more importantly , Local audiences can also avoid the scorching sun , You can watch their performance in front of the computer .

Severe Tire Damage Music album cover （ come from https://www.std.org/index.html）

Therefore, the building near the water ,1993 year 6 month 24 Japan ,Severe Tire Damage There was a live performance on the Internet （ be based on MBONE）, This performance is of symbolic significance to the development of Internet and audio and video technology .Severe Tire Damage It has also become the first band to perform live on the Internet .

Severe Tire Damage Band （Photo by Berry Kercheval, come from https://www.std.org/index.html）

Severe Tire Damage Perform outdoors

1994 year 11 month 8 Japan , stay Severe Tire Damage More than a year after the live performance , The rolling stones held their first Internet concert （ Many people mistakenly think that this is the first live performance on the Internet ）.

Now? , distance Severe Tire Damage The first live broadcast of has passed 30 year , In these 30 years , With the efforts of generations of technological innovators , Our lives have undergone earth shaking changes . Today we can easily watch all kinds of live broadcasts on the Internet ： Online concert 、 Sports competition , Live shopping , Videoconferencing , Online classes and so on .

But back thirty years ago , When the Internet transmission of audio and video is still difficult , How did people get online at that time ？ How did computer scientists work at that time ？ What efforts have they made for the development of Internet and audio and video technology ？ This band of computer scientists Severe Tire Damage And how it was established ？ In the field of scientific research and music , What have they achieved ？

If you want to know the answer to the above question , Please pay attention to LiveVideoStack A new round of character dialogues .

Yes ,Severe Tire Damage The core members of the band Steven Rubin、Russ Haines and Mark Manasse Has accepted LiveVideoStack E-mail interview invitation . Special thanks for being here Steven Rubin Mr. Li helped to contact the other two members .

It is a pity that ,Severe Tire Damage The drummer of Mark Weiser Has been in 1999 He died of illness in 1986 . Many people in the computer industry should be right Mark Weiser No stranger . As Xerox PARC Chief scientist of ,“ The father of Pervasive Computing ”,Weiser Is a well deserved pioneer of the Internet , His insight and creativity have influenced many computer scientists in the future .

Mark Weiser（ The picture is from Wikipedia）

stay Rubin In your reply , He quoted a comedian he knew ：“If you have answerable questions, then we have questionable answers.”

As with previous character dialogues , This time, we also give you the opportunity to ask questions LVS My readers . Welcome to leave a message in the comment area , towards Severe Tire Damage Ask the questions you would most like them to answer .

But before asking questions , Let's enjoy it first Severe Tire Damage The music of .

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