From: jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au (John Costella)
Subject: Re: PHIL: Meaning of "graphics" (Was Re: SCI: sound cues for
Date: Sun, 2 May 93 21:45:52 EET



> > Pardon??? Holographic sound? What does it mean?
> >
> >Sort of a contradiction in terms, isn't it? Sort of like `supersonic
> >visuals'. :-)
> 
> Actually, the element "graphic," commonly used in English to denote
> imagery of all types, is directly derived from the Greek word, "to
> write."  So "holographic sound" is no more mixed than is "computer
> graphics" or "holographics" itself, neither of which has very much to
> do with the writing of anything but code and squiggles on media.

`Holography' deals exclusively with light (or other real particles).
It has nothing to do with sound. Next you'll be telling us that radio
is really `photography'.

If you're going to buggerise around with standard physical terms, Bob,
then you're no better than the pirates who plaster `Virtual Reality'
on anything that takes their fancy.

John

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