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[SPEC] DAC reference at the beginning of the PDP-11 Sim
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ADeluxe
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 		[SPEC] DAC reference at the beginning of the PDP-11 Sim
All of this is PURE theory as the result of a sleepless night.

So I've been going over all of this for the past 5 ours now. And I love it first of all, haha. I followed Cloverfield from the get go, and didn't pay too much attention to the potential of the teaser titled Super 8. And now after all of this reading and catching up I wish I had jumped on it sooner.

Most of my speculations are just unclear shots in the dark, but idk.. I'm sleep deprived atm.

So.. first..

The DAC reference at the beginning of the PDP-11 Sim:
DAC could potentially refer to Digital-to-Analog-Converter and ironically the output is incredibly similar in frequency to that of the Audio File discovered within the audio file located on the PDP-11 Sim.

So let's say we reverse this.. by the process of ADC(Analog-to-Digital-Conversion) could we potentially find a clue within the converted frequency found in the audio file?

[Edit]: Not entirely sure of the relevance but just read that the Super 8 Kodak film WITH SOUND was released in 1973 and was only shot at frame rates of 18 or 24.

[edit - clarified the topic - kona]

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girlfrendonfire
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 		Oh sleepless night.....I'm on my 5th one in a row now Shocked , so I know how you feel.

To your speculation, I think it's very interesting and deserves to be further explored. Perhaps someone else who reads it, or myself, could work with the audio file and see what we can come up with. I know in terms of the audio file, there was a lot of talk about it being somehow related to the golden ratio mainly. However, from what I recall, I don't remember seeing someone mention your idea before. Good thinking! Wink

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FilmEdge
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 		Re: [SPEC] DAC reference at the beginning of the PDP-11 Sim
ADeluxe wrote:
The DAC reference at the beginning of the PDP-11 Sim:
DAC could potentially refer to Digital-to-Analog-Converter and ironically the output is incredibly similar in frequency to that of the Audio File discovered within the audio file located on the PDP-11 Sim.

So let's say we reverse this.. by the process of ADC(Analog-to-Digital-Conversion) could we potentially find a clue within the converted frequency found in the audio file?


Not sure I'm getting your theory/point. Could you clarify?

Since all we have is an online source for the audio file, we only have a digital file for it. How would we convert digital to analog... by taping the sound on an analog recorder, then re-convert it back to digital?

I'm not sure how that would yield different results except for adding any new 'transfer noise' (in lieu of a longer term) created in the analog recording. Technically, wouldn't the resulting audio file be one duplicate generation 'worse' than the file we already have?

I guess I can't wrap my head around how an analog recording of this would reveal NEW data in the audio we can't already here/detect/analyze in the digital version we have. And that digital version has been analyzed, scanned, graphed and manipulated within an inch of its life already. Very Happy

Please elaborate if you can.

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girlfrendonfire
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 		I think he was referring to a change in frequency, perhaps not the actual sound of what we'd be hearing.

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FilmEdge
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 		Well, I'm no audio expert, I don't even play one on TV. So I'll watch with interest if this angle develops into a new clue.

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Melodyman
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 		The DAC reference was found to be the company that distributes the software back east somewhere.. Massachusetts I believe it was.... It was known as DEC but for this game it appears to have been changed to DAC..

There were no A to D or D to A converters in 1979,.

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vapor
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 		DAC of Acton Mass I believe it was.

DEC is the actual creators of PDP-11 but like Melodyman said, it's assumed they changed the name for the ARG for Intellectual Property purposes.

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FilmEdge
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vapor wrote:
DAC of Acton Mass I believe it was.

DEC is the actual creators of PDP-11 but like Melodyman said, it's assumed they changed the name for the ARG for Intellectual Property purposes.


So it wasn't named after Luke's snowspeeder gunner in EMPIRE STRIKES BACK? Damn. Very Happy

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