IN 1963 THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, WITH THE NEW YORK CITY MUNICIPAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INAUGURATED AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM OF WEEKLY ONE-HOUR TELEVISED CLINICAL SCIENCE SEMINARS TO EXPLORE THE ACCEPTABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OPEN-CIRCUIT TELEVISION AS AN ADDITIONAL MEDIUM OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN A LARGE METROPOLITAN AREA.…

The Federation of Rocky Mountain States and the Satellite Technology Demonstration project (STD) have collaborated in an effort to provide low cost information delivery to rural areas of the Rockies. Though the goals and the financial support of this joint effort were initially confused, sites have now been selected, the communications technology…

The goal of the Satellite Technology Demonstration project (STD) was to show the feasibility of a satellite-based media system for isolated, rural populations and to test and evaluate user acceptance and the cost of various delivery modes using a variety of materials. The STD amalgamated the resources of government, health, education, and…