Time
line: NBS Telephone Land Lines, Wireless
Systems
"Smart Daaf Boys, the Secret
Keepers"
Vine
Street Video Centre, Digital Editing and the
Compression of Audio/Video to optical disks. The
beginings of the InterNet and www.dotcom
webcasting.
VIDEO
MUSIC HALL PERFORMERS & TELEVISION PROGRAMS:
Troy Cory;
Rod Stewart and Alana Stewart; Mel
Carter,
Nicolette Larson; Jackson Browne; Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers, Randy Meisner, (formerly of the
Eagles), James Coburn, Rachel Welch, Joni Mitchell,
Priscilla
Cory-Stubblefield,
Sad
Movies,
Billy Hayes, Dicky Lerner, Victor Dunlop of
Saturday Night Live, Christmas Around the World,
The Troy Cory Evening Show, NBS Broadcasting
Network, CBS, Groucho Marx,
NBC, Steve Allen
VIDEO
MUSIC HALL PRODUCERS:
Video
Record Albums of America, VRA TelePlay Pictures,
VRA RadioPlay Music, Cinema Prize, Vine Street
Productions, Pat Rooney Productions, Dick Sheehan,
Action in Advertising - Cal Worthington, Jon
Roseman Productions, Warner Bros. Records -
Couchios, Perk's Plus, Gilletee Ultramax, Jim Rose
and Associates, Flash-It Productions, Mark Edwards,
Canyon Sound, Tom Becket Productions, Bohemia Film,
Munich, Hollywood International Pictures, AMITRON,
Morey and Stan Rosenthal, Bob Giraldi
Productions.
CASTING:
Lynn Mann, Mike Lipman, Jim Beatty.
Director/Producers:
Bob
Giraldi, Gabor Wagner, Wm. Janovsky, Martin Green,
George Vierra, Ephraim "Red" Schaffer, Richard
Greninger, Troy Cory.
Video/Sound
& Editing Equipment:
Canyon
Sound, Amitron, Action, Cinema Prize. Hitachi
Denshi - JVC - Canon Camera's; 2"; 1"; 3/4"; 1/2"
VTR; Film to 2" Quad / Tape to 2" Quad / 2" Quad to
Optical Laser
Disks.
1968 -
TeleKey Group Formed. Cashless Society begins.
Signet Credit Card Systems and NorthStar TeleKey
Group formed for local and international telephonic
and Telex banking transactions. Offices are opened
in Pasadena, Calfornia and in Hollywood, as Signet
Trade Acceptance Group. What is the Relevancy of
the wired/wireless telephone/TV -- to the Internet?
-- First network links, set to approve trade credit
exchanges over the telephone, using dial-tone key
pad entry. Main offices, Los Angeles, Switzerland,
Munich.
1968 -
"Star Makers." Feature motion picture. Shot in
Germany. Wendell Corey, Troy Cory, Barbara
Valentin, Jean London; Berlin Wall / East Berlin
featured; TeleKey International monetary Wire
transfers
established.
1969 -
Birth of the Internet. ARPANET commissioned by DoD
for research into networking. What is the Relevancy
of the wired/wireless telephone/TV -- to the
Internet? -- First node at UCLA (Los Angeles)
closely followed by nodes at Stanford Research
Institute, UCSB (Santa Barbara) and University of
Utah (4
Nodes).
1969 -
Richard M. Nixon: 1969 -
1974.
1969 -
"Buster Ladd." Feature motion picture. Brain
Fingerprinting video tape techniques established in
solving
crimes.
1971 -
E-mail invented. People communicate over a network.
15 nodes (23 hosts) on ARPANET. E-mail invented - a
program to send messages across a distributed
network. What is the Relevancy of the
wired/wireless telephone/TV -- to the Internet? --
E-mail is still one of the main way of inter-person
communication on the Internet
today.
1972 -
Computers can connect more freely and easily. First
public demonstration of ARPANET between 40
machines; Internet-working Working Group (INWG)
created to address need for establishing agreed
upon protocols; What is the Relevancy of the
wired/wireless telephone/TV -- to the Internet? --
Telnet specification: Telnet is still a relevant
means of inter-machine connection
today.
1973 -
Global Networking becomes a reality. First
international connections to the ARPANET:
University College of London (England) and Royal
Radar Establishment (Norway) -- Ethernet outlined -
this is how local networks are basically connected
today. Internet ideas started. Gateway architecture
sketched on back of envelope in hotel lobby in San
Francisco. Gateways define how large networks
(maybe of different architecture) can be connected
together. File Transfer Protocol (ftp) specified -
how computers send and receive
data.
1974 -
Gerald Ford: 1974 -
1977.
1974 -
Packets become mode of transfer - Transmission
Control Program (TCP) specified. Packet network
Intercommunication - the basis of Internet
Communication. Telenet, a commercial version of
ARPANET, opened - the first public packet data
service.
1975 - 01
First PC computer. MITS Altair 8800 shown on the
cover of the 1st January 1975 issue of Popular
Electronics was the world's First Minicomputer to
Rival Commercial
Models.
1975 - 0916
Wireless Radio telephone system / US03906166.
Inventors: Martin Cooper, Richard W. Dronsuth,
Albert J. Mikulski, Charles N. Lynk Jr., James J.
Mikulski, John F. Mitchell, Roy A. Richardson, John
H. Sangster. What is the Relevancy of
Stubblefield's wireless telephone Patent and this
patent to the Internet? In the exhibits attached to
the Patent, it affixes the wireless telephone or
cell phone or mobile phone installed in vehicles,
ships and trains, traveling through a field of
wired telephone poles or within cells or "Wi-Fi"
induction "HotSpots", a connection to wired
telephone exchanges are
feasible.
1976 - 0101
Apple Computer is formed with the introduction of
the Apple I on April Fool's day 1976; Out of the
garage and into the history books, Steve Jobs and
Stephen Wozniak build the first single circuit
board PC complete with video interface and 8K of
RAM and a
keyboard.
1976 - 0327
Twenty-year old Bill Gates gives the opening
address at the First Annual World Altair Computer
Convention (WACC) held in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
11/1/76 Paul Allen resigns from MITS to join
Microsoft full
time.
1976 - 0327
The tradename "Microsoft" is registered with the
Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico.
The application says that the name has been in
continuous use since November 12,
1975.
1976 -
Apple Invented. Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak set
up shop in the garage of Jobs' parents' home in
Cupertino, Calif. to design a computer. Jobs sells
his Volkswagen van and Wozniak sells his
programmable calculator to finance the building of
the first 50 Apple I circuit boards. The company's
first computer, featuring a wooden frame, appeals
mainly to
hobbyists.
1976 -
Queen Elizabeth sends out an e-mail via UNIX. UUCP
(Unix-to-Unix CoPy) developed at AT&T Bell Labs
and distributed with UNIX. What is the Relevancy of
the wired/wireless telephone/TV -- to the Internet?
-- UNIX was and still is the main operating system
used by universities and research establishments.
These machines could now ''talk'' over a network.
Networking exposed to many users
worldwide.
1976 -
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak announce the Apple I
personal computer, only $666.66! Shugart introduces
the 5.25-inch floppy disk drive at $390. Three
computer magazines arrive: BYTE, Computer Graphics
& Art, and Dr. Dobb's Journal of Computer
Calisthenics and Orthodontia; April
Fools!
1976 - Vine
Street Video Centre purchased by Troy Cory, from
Ted Mann theater group, is merged into the
Northstar TeleKey Financial Group. The Stage was
formerly used to produce the popular national
syndicated; Groucho Marx Show and Steve Allen Shows
and in the 60s and 70s. What is the Relevancy of a
studio to wired/wireless telephone, television,
radio and -- to the Internet?
====Without
the camera, stage productions, and "the software"
created in the studio using film and video tape,
today's VideoCDs, CDs, VHS-tape and DVDs used for
webcasting and for personal use, would be an
impossiblity. The NBS100 and Vine Street editing
team, using the technology developed by Sony, JVC
and Pioneer - transferring signals to tape, then
transferring analog taped images by pitting a
plastic disk by lazer, made MPEG formatting and
program preservation possible. "MPEG formatting is
the operating standard used to make and stream
broadcast quality music and video over the
Internet, via VideoCDs and DVDs," says the
VRAlogo.com MPEG peer
group.
1977 - Vine
Street Stage introduces the methods used to video
tape music videos for television and Laser Disk. 2"
video tape was used. TeleKey's
telex System land-lines, and Vine Street Video
Centre Laser Disk (today's DVD's) production
standards
established.
1977 - A.C.
Markkula joins Apple as partner and chairman when
it incorporates. The company introduces a more
advanced computer called the Apple II that helps
launch the era of desktop
computers.
1977 -
Apple Computer introduces Apple
II.
1977 -
Commodore Business Machines introduces Personal
Electronic Transactor (PET)
computer.
1977 -
E-mail takes off, Internet becomes a reality.
Number of hosts breaks 100. THEORYNET provides
electronic mail to over 100 researchers in computer
science (using a locally developed E-mail system
and TELENET for access to server). Mail
specification. First demonstration of
ARPANET/Packet Radio Net/SATNET operation of
Internet protocols over
gateways.
1977 -
Jimmy Carter: 1977 -
1981.
1977 -
Tandy Corporation announces TRS-80 Model 1
microcomputer. ///
More Wireless
Innovations
1978 - Vine
Street Stage introduces the methods used to video
tape music videos for television, JVC 1/2" VHS Tape
and VTR, and Laser Optic Disk. 2" video tape was
used. Rod Stewart, Jackson Browne, Randy Meisner
(The Eagles), Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers,
Nicolette Larsen, the Troy Cory Show, Priscilla
Cory, Mel Carter, and the Schlitz Beer commercials
starring James Coburn, were all video taped on 1",
using digital editing equipment for special
effects. 3/4" tape was used for post production
editing. TeleKey's
telex System land-lines, and Vine Street Video
Centre Laser Disk (today's DVD's) production
standards
established.
1978 - 1979
- Rod Stewart, Jackson Browne, Randy Meisner (The
Eagles), Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers,
Nicolette Larsen, the Troy Cory Show, Priscilla
Cory, Mel Carter, and the Schlitz Beer commercials
starring James Coburn, were all video taped on 1",
using digital editing equipment for special
effects. 3/4" tape was used for post production
editing. TeleKey's
telex System land-lines, and Vine Street Video
Centre Laser Disk (today's DVDs) production
standards established.
03
- Center
Story
1979
- Donna
Summer
Buys
Vine Street Video Center -
1979
-- In mid-1979, when
the undisputed Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, was
topping the pop charts with "Hot Stuff,"
that's when she decided to own her own movie studio
near her Hancock Park Home. By December the Studio
stage portion of the facilities was sold.
Vine
Street Video moved its research editing and video
optical disks division to Pasadena, Calfornia, near
the Rose Bowl and a short drive from Caltech. The
Pasadena facilities became known as Rosemont Villa
Studios. Vine Street still has the same telephone
number, except for the prefix. (323) 462-1099.
The Stage was
formerly used to produce the popular national
syndicated; Groucho Marx Show and Steve Allen
Shows
1976-1979
- Troy
Cory's Vine Street Studio was the loction of
the first Music Videos produced: Rod Stewart ("If
Ya Think I'm Sexy," and "Blondes Have More Fun;"
Alana Stewart; Nicolette Larson; Jackson Browne;
Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers; Randy Meisner of
the Eagles; Kiss; Joni Mitchell; Rachel Welch;
German singer Manuela; James Coburn (Schlitz Beer
commercial); Ronnie McDonald (McDonalds); Victor
Dunlap; Billy Hayes; Dicky
Lerner;
Priscilla Cory,
and Mel Carter.
-----
It's most
famous tentant was the Peter Marshall owned "Au
Petit Cafe," a most favorite industry meeting
place.
1980
- Vine Street Video Center AND Video Music Hall
activities moved
to Rosemont
Villa Studios.
The Pasadena estate
becomes a wireless landline Research Center.
R&R plus, The Guv TV series, NBS100 and China
Expo / U.S.A cultural exchange programs. SOME OF
THE PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
-----
Major Actors
and Actresses, some of whom were unknown at the
time of their performances with Troy Cory, like:
The Brooke Sisters, Joey Adams, Angelica Bridges,
Tina Kincaid, Lori Engel, Brooke Kenvin, Valerie
Maddox and Co-hostess, Priscilla Cory of "the Troy
Cory Evening Show," that aired weekly, on Friday
after Saturday Night Live, on KCP and KTLA.
-----Guest
Stars include: Priscilla Cory, Richard Hatch;
Bruce Davison; Mel Carter, Alan Hale, Sugar Ray
Robinson, Nick Lucas, Sammy Fain, Florence Marly;
John Perkins Barrymore; Jack Foreman; Benny Hill;
Scott Stubblefield, Bob Wills, Jr.; Foster Brooks,
Clint Walker; Wanda Hendrix; Byron Matson; Tiny
Tim; Linda Ronstadt; Dennis Weaver; and the
legendary tribute to Samuel Goldwyn and Hollywood's
Golden Years told by Jack Foreman and Troy
Cory.
-----Rosemont
Studios - R&B Plus: Don Butler, and Troy
Cory. Artists: Madison Cole; Jose Williams; George
Duke; Kenny G; Nona Hendryx; Janice Marie Johnson;
Jeffrey Osborne; Freda Payne; R. J. Reynolds;
Rockwell; Timmy Thomas; Dennis Weaver; Beau
Williams.
----
Bands
include: The California Goodtime Band; (some
were members of the "Bonhomie Baby"; John Mraz; Sam
Montelle Stavros; Smokey Allen Stover; Rick Turner;
and Arnold Martinez, bass guitarist/vocal. The
Pheromones; Bonhomie Baby; West End Boys; Bardowell
Philip Anthony; John Cowsill; Gary Griffin; Randell
Kirsch; Robby Scharf; Mark Ward; Bob Wills Jr.
& his Texas Playboys, featuring, Bob Wills Jr.,
actor, singer, and Sam Butera and the Wildest.
----
Sam Butera;
Jack Stevens; Ron Rice; D'Arcy LaPier; Priscilla
Alden; (Troy's Mother); Lynn Mann; Jackie Corrigan;
Nancie White; Mike Lipman; Thomas Simmons; Larry
Leverett; Donna Jeffries; Judy Henderson; Walter
Brown, Ginger Adams; Pearl Lipman; Alden
Stubblefield; Keith (Whitey) Stubblefield, Rick
Wood; Chris Harris; Dino DeLorean; Keith
Stubblefield, Steven Stubblefield, David Nathan
Stubblefield; PatteBarham, and the now famous
legendary tribute to Samuel Goldwyn and Hollywood's
Golden Years told by Jack Foreman and Troy
Cory.
1981
- "The Guv
Series" "Calzonia" and "To Catch a Dream," produced
by: Troy Cory. Executive Producers: Mike Lipman,
Josie Cory, with various On-line Producers /
Directors including video/filmmakers Richard
Greninger, Gabor Wagner, ARD, John Harris, Martin
Green, Wm. Janovsky, Gary Sunkin, and Larry
Leverett for Hollywood Beat; Ron Rice and Tom
Meservey (Hawaiian Tropic), and Barry Seybert,
Cinematographer; Computer Editors: Victor
Caballero, Tim Wilcox and Alden Keith
Stubblefield.
CASTING:
Lynn Mann, Mike Lipman, Jim
Beatty.
1982
- 2004 - TelePlay,
RadioPlay and NBS100 expand: Ambros Seelos,
Josef Bamberger, UFA, Syd Dale, Muff Merfin,
John-Ross Barnard, John Billingham, Mike Harding,
Josie Cory and Sylvester Levy (Fly Robin Fly). The
"hit makers" that produced Troy's first musical
recordings, include Sonny Bono, Art Rupe, Rene
Hall, Bob Sherman and Dick Sherman, (Mary Poppins,
Disney), Bob Roberts - "Tall Paul," Tip Tobin,
Dorothy Swafford, Ralph Freed, (1907-1973) brother
of Arthur Freed. Lester Sills and Nat Goodman, the
manager of the Paramours and the Diamonds. Nat
produced Troy's Mercury Records, "Little Pink Toe"
and "Suzy McGregor," the three Bill Medley tracks
on the Sonny & Cher & Friends album "Baby
Don't Go" on Reprise RS 6177 in 1965.
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ABOUT TROY CORY,
NATHAN
STUBBLEFIELD AND KENTUCKY'S "BIG SIX" WIRELESS
PATENT
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