14.4k is a bit too slow

From: G.K. Darby
Date: Sat Feb 11 17:51:25 PST 1995

Really interesting...I think I found a postcard of some kind. Didn't have enough time or skill to get it in focus. But I had a lot of fun...thanx.


From: Tim Hong
Date: Sat Feb 11 16:45:32 PST 1995

Rad! That was fun! I'm going in again... :)


From: gene
Date: Sat Feb 11 16:34:30 PST 1995

it was cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11


From: Scott Shaw
Date: Sat Feb 11 16:17:04 PST 1995

Hello, I am currently working on the NERO Project in Oregon. This robot operation somewhat resembles what we are trying to accomplish. However, we want to put the observation environment on real-time video over ATM. At this point your robot operation is quite inspirational to us. Thanks a lot. Questions about our project may be directed to : bohusc@jedi.engr.orst.edu aschked@jedi.engr.orst.edu aktan@jedi.engr.orst.edu Sincerely, Burcin Aktan Research Assistant Oregon State University


From: Alan Scott
Date: Sat Feb 11 14:17:54 PST 1995

Noted locations of previously exposed Book, with Bust and Greek letters. also located ashtray with dictionary definition of mosaic in it. spent much time traversing at maximum altittude, wish there was a way to tile the viewOh well. Great Sport!


From: Dave McKinnon
Date: Sat Feb 11 13:08:35 PST 1995

That is really amazing.. Thank you for letting me play with your robot..I only wish I could have more time


From: Caden Manson
Date: Sat Feb 11 12:07:12 PST 1995

I have found part of a rist watch,a news paper and a ball pount pen. I also found something that looks like an orange but I didn't have enough time to check it out


From: William Blakely
Date: Sat Feb 11 09:17:09 PST 1995

I really enjoyed operating the robot. This is a neat project, but it was rather difficult to find the location. I did not discover any really interesting objects.


From: CBird
Date: Sat Feb 11 02:54:18 PST 1995

That was fun. Thanks for the access to the robot. ** I found a scrap of paper with the dictionary definition of Mosaic on it. Bye!


From: sheldon
Date: Sat Feb 11 02:49:14 PST 1995

***Found a circular (metal) artifact with textured surface near the head sculpture. May be a container l lid.


From: sheldon
Date: Sat Feb 11 02:34:53 PST 1995

Operated for 5 minutes 2/10/95. Removed one "blast" of air from a partially covered ojbect. ***Upon complete excavation the object is a bust of a human.


From: Rick Swagler
Date: Fri Feb 10 23:17:58 PST 1995

Well done!


From: Tim Luptak
Date: Fri Feb 10 22:53:39 PST 1995

*** I believe I discovered a watch (?) Way cool!


From: Mark Kirschner
Date: Fri Feb 10 22:13:01 PST 1995

Agh. I couldn't find anything! Oh well, it's 1:16AM Eastern time so that will be my excuse. I'm about to try again though. To whoever put this on the net: cool! Dan


From: G. Weatherhead
Date: Fri Feb 10 18:09:35 PST 1995

This is weird...


From: Andrew Hills
Date: Fri Feb 10 17:21:06 PST 1995

not knowing what I was really looking for/at it seems that *** I uncovered an object resembling a man's shoe Since my connection is *very* slow, I had only two air-blast opportunities. The second *** uncovered a fork shaped object (not very clear). Tried to get closer but ran out of time. Is this for real???


From: Cleo Odzer
Date: Fri Feb 10 17:12:19 PST 1995

I'M SUCH AN ADDICT! Egads, I can get addicted to just about anything. Okay, now Cleo, you've played with this robot enough for today. You are going to get off this robot page right now!


From: Cleo Odzer
Date: Fri Feb 10 16:53:05 PST 1995

Hello out there ! This is really a outstanding project, but why not use a more interesting area ? My e-mail is by the way martin.gumucio@mcu.uu.se .. Thank you ! martin


From: Doug Murray
Date: Fri Feb 10 10:41:54 PST 1995

Too quick! But way cool...


From: brian beauchamp
Date: Fri Feb 10 09:08:06 PST 1995

*** There is a large mask at 511,410,170 ... and there's some stuff around the right corner (say, 937,338). This is absolutly great!


From: Seth Leigh
Date: Fri Feb 10 09:00:02 PST 1995

Hmm, I saw something interesting but didn't have time to jot down the coordinates. I will try again.


From: Ed Boykin
Date: Fri Feb 10 08:30:06 PST 1995

Well, there is an obvious empty match box directly "above" white cylindrical object. I know that the left-most end of the white object is at x=213, y=408. I cannot at this time indicate exact coordinates for the right-most end, as my time ran out yet again. I believe that the white object may be a candle. I blew two puffs of air at the left end in an attempt to discover a wick. I did not. I will next attempt to uncover the right-most end with a couple puffs in a row, to see if there is a wick.


From: Seth Leigh
Date: Fri Feb 10 08:18:11 PST 1995

There is some sort of white tubular object which runs from left to right. I cannot tell the coordinates which define its whole length, but I can say that at the coordinates x= 246, y=411, you will be over a part of it.


From: Henrik Rasmussen
Date: Fri Feb 10 04:13:12 PST 1995

*** Well, I found a watch.. thats about it.. will try again in a few.. great server!


From: Bart van der Ree
Date: Fri Feb 10 03:17:16 PST 1995

*** The artifact was a polygonal, probably hexagonal. ***It seemed to be under glass! ***So could it possibly be a transformer for the robot arm?... Great addition to the net!


From: Frank
Date: Fri Feb 10 02:21:56 PST 1995

Wicked idea... I have some trouble seeing whats happening, (PC-Windows 800x600 256 Colors), but I suppose that I cant have it all. Otherwise it works fine. - Keep it up ! -Frank


From: Belis Ivan
Date: Fri Feb 10 01:13:13 PST 1995

Please don't interrupt my session if the queue is empty. TY


From: fichet
Date: Thu Feb 9 22:24:49 PST 1995

Interesting. But I need more practice ! :^)


From: Raynmann
Date: Thu Feb 9 21:56:16 PST 1995

I saw this project on one of those news programs. I'm not sure if it was "Good Morning America" or something like that. I only caught part of the show and I wansn't sure what the project was all about. Thanks for the interesting experience!


From: tracy whigam
Date: Thu Feb 9 20:51:40 PST 1995

***pipe & card - couldn't clear the card to read it in the allocated.


From: dnelson
Date: Thu Feb 9 18:49:35 PST 1995

This is pretty amazing. Perhaps a future feature could be the ability to pickup and drop objects?


From: Adam
Date: Thu Feb 9 16:30:43 PST 1995

I thought this was quite interesting. I am still confused, though, as to whether this is a real physical device that I am in fact controlling, or whether you are using canned images somehow. I tend to believe that you guys actually set up a thing, though, as it is pretty convincing. Some of the sand looks like that vermiculite stuff that people use in their flower pots.


From: Edward Touchdoor
Date: Thu Feb 9 14:33:13 PST 1995

Simply amazing. *** I did find some big, round, dark object. *** I run out of time before I could decide what it was


From: Bill Schroder
Date: Thu Feb 9 13:59:41 PST 1995

Top Notch !! Is the robot direct wired or via a wireless connection ??


From: Andy Bolander
Date: Thu Feb 9 13:38:44 PST 1995

Cool idea ! I want one of my own. On Mars. In color. Mobile. I want it now! *** uncovered metallic looking slim tapered object at x121y314, does not look like it was naturally formed. Thanks for the fun!


From: Stefan
Date: Thu Feb 9 12:20:33 PST 1995

people need more time because even if you have a fast modem it takes forever and you can't do any thing but its still cool!


From: mitch prothero
Date: Thu Feb 9 11:21:19 PST 1995

*** A box of Diamond safety matches -- too bad we can't strike one ;->. Very interesting project -- more evidence of the almost unlimited potential that has come out of the HTTP effort and was completely unanticipated. I'll be back for sure! --tv


From: Sean Hinchey
Date: Thu Feb 9 09:43:40 PST 1995

The robot video camera is a little hard to follow...


From: Robert Irie
Date: Thu Feb 9 09:00:09 PST 1995

Very innovative and fun to use! Good job!


From: chadwick
Date: Thu Feb 9 05:48:23 PST 1995

Cool stuff! I found a ***NASA logo, what looked like a *** plastic bracelet, and a ***description of turquoise jewelry.
More time would be nice, but you've got a whole world of people to share this with. Excellent Site! I'll be back!


From: Lars Gustavsson
Date: Thu Feb 9 04:33:26 PST 1995

Very Cool! Thanx!


From: Quinn Plattel
Date: Thu Feb 9 03:03:27 PST 1995

Neat!, Is this real? Or is it some big bitmap I am looking at. Cheerio!


From: Angkul
Date: Thu Feb 9 02:25:48 PST 1995

Your robot is pretty cool, but how do I know its real and not just a simulation? Also are there any manipulators for the robot other than the blast of air? You should let the time limit be longer if there is no one waiting in the queue. **What is the writing at the very left lower corner of the field. The writing was too fuzzy to make out, and I ran out of time. Other than that I think its neat what you guys are doing.


From: Dan Sptzer
Date: Wed Feb 8 22:08:06 PST 1995

Its, really nifty. I would like to see more then one command at a time tho. What is the writing on the bottom? Its not newspaper.. To Quote one part "OBSIDUIM was used for knife blades because of the rock's sharps edges." Where did that come from? :_)


From: sherry
Date: Wed Feb 8 21:26:58 PST 1995

In order to optimize the time allowed.. I would recommend changing the interface to accept multiple commands. ie: I want move here, lower the arm and shoot a burst of air. A good use of the web for science.


From: matt bernius
Date: Wed Feb 8 20:30:21 PST 1995

had to try it again... five minutes is just to short with a slow connection ***found something big and black as rectangular... look from the shot like something out of 2001


From: matt bernius
Date: Wed Feb 8 20:22:40 PST 1995

It was great. Too bad I got a call 1/2 way through ***found the watch


From: Craig Phillips
Date: Wed Feb 8 19:50:41 PST 1995

Interesting! One of the more creative things I have discovered on the net. Craig...


From: ryan beckett
Date: Wed Feb 8 19:06:25 PST 1995

This was great! If i only had more time.***by the way where did ther NASA emlblem come from?


From: Jim Graham
Date: Wed Feb 8 15:33:07 PST 1995

One of the coolest things on the Web. I will tell my friends. The rate that images are returned limited me to about 10 actions or less in my 5 minutes, hardly enough time to find an artifact and do anything with it. I found and unearthed the ***matchbox, and was about to try to blow some sand into it, but ran out of time. Great though. Thanks! Mike Blanpied


From: Steffen Bartschat
Date: Wed Feb 8 15:00:55 PST 1995

*** found a picture of a human head (bald) with arabic writing on it (?) Is this robot for real? --S


From: Rudi Otto
Date: Wed Feb 8 14:50:47 PST 1995

Very interesting, I'll be back again. I think we've stumbled upon a junkyard or a time capsule (the contents of which have been scattered around).


From: Lisa Keilholz
Date: Wed Feb 8 13:04:46 PST 1995

Veddy interesting (but NOT stupid). Makes me wanna up from 14.4 to 28.8....


From: Andrew Kinsler
Date: Wed Feb 8 12:15:34 PST 1995

A fascinating exercise! Additionally, it is amazing how closely the soil composites in that quadrant resemble packing peanuts! That alone is a startling discovery!


From: Kevin Konowalec
Date: Wed Feb 8 11:19:46 PST 1995

THIS IS VERY INTERESTING. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON THE NET BEFORE. I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS HOWEVER, PICKING ANYTHIN UP..? THANKYOU AND YOU WILL SEE ME AGAIN.


From: Jeff Levenglick
Date: Wed Feb 8 10:10:36 PST 1995

*** Looks like a bible is in front of me. *** Just moved over to the right of it and looks *** Like I have found a pen?


From: Dennis Young
Date: Wed Feb 8 09:48:39 PST 1995

*** I am not sure what I found, but I guess it could have been a mirror. This is certainly an interesting project. When can I use the Lunar/Mars version. Great Fun Joules


From: Paul "Ducky" Tenk
Date: Wed Feb 8 08:14:56 PST 1995

The air nozzle seems to be out of order or what..?


From: Jon S Green
Date: Wed Feb 8 08:02:06 PST 1995

*** Nope, that wasn't a tankard, it was a wristwatch *** Got a photo with someone's face with what looked like *** Hebrew on the forehead too. And started to excavate *** something wheel-shaped. Hey, I _like_ this site!


From: Jon S Green
Date: Wed Feb 8 07:54:55 PST 1995

Seriously neat! Think I'll have another go, if there's no queue. *** Crayfish *** Something that looked like a tankard


From: Unknown Token
Date: Wed Feb 8 03:45:57 PST 1995

***Now a sextant?? Really strange objects around...Well, let's stop for the moment...I really enjoyed that and sure will inform people around here about this...


From: Tolga Ekmekci
Date: Wed Feb 8 03:30:52 PST 1995

***Something like a tray, a seahorse, an apple(?), a piece of paper regarding jewellery, something written NASA on it, a pen....These obviously were not achieved in one go...It took about 40 min...(Yeah, there weren't much people around to play with this magnificient thing and here 5 min is enough for only two or three snapshots!)


From: Lars Wiborg
Date: Wed Feb 8 03:02:10 PST 1995

Nice tour over the exhibition site. I think I discovered something really interesting stuff there... Why dont put some wheels on the robot to and send him off downtown!


From: Paul Meerts <none>
Date: Wed Feb 8 02:49:30 PST 1995

who on earth puts a newspaper under the dirt? but hey what else would be under there? *** Newspaper and some kind of tool found


From: Tolga Ekmekci
Date: Wed Feb 8 02:43:04 PST 1995

Hmmm. A second try is needed!


From: Andy Rieder
Date: Tue Feb 7 23:18:55 PST 1995

Interesting "exhibit". I had problems with the interface. Every couple of clicks or so, the control "panel" would become a small icon. (?) As to what it felt like, it seemed to be more of an interface where some of the positions, possibilites, and outcomes have been digitized and sent to the operator. Why do I say that? The difference between the image before the air burst, and after it, was too great. It lacked continuity. Also a small movement on the control panel/screen would completely change the position and it was hard to find an object agai.... ***I did find a "Freebie" ad or bag...


From: andreas k riessland
Date: Tue Feb 7 20:50:29 PST 1995

*** Their is a box of matches situated at X:284, Y:453 obviously they belong to the good doctor who died of lung cancer


From: Jeff Babiy
Date: Tue Feb 7 19:17:05 PST 1995

***the round black object could be a film reel....


From: Jeff Babiy
Date: Tue Feb 7 18:27:21 PST 1995

***Hard to confirm last observation, Mabey a pen cap?


From: Jeff Babiy
Date: Tue Feb 7 18:22:29 PST 1995

***Not much luck, started to find what looked to be a snub nosed bullet for a hand gun, mabey.


From: etringer
Date: Tue Feb 7 16:11:45 PST 1995

*** I found a box of saftey matches and some type of plastic spider. This is really cool!


From: etringer
Date: Tue Feb 7 15:31:11 PST 1995

*** I found something with writing on it at 568,296 but will need to check it out further to determine what it is! This is a cool system!


From: Jim Porn
Date: Tue Feb 7 14:13:09 PST 1995

This is excellent. What an innovative way to use the net. I can see the applications that this can provide. Thank you for the opportunity.


From: Mike Gilbertson
Date: Tue Feb 7 12:52:44 PST 1995

Wow!...That was cool...I had heard of controlling things over the net but this was certainly different than what I pictured...too bad I didn't find anything :) KD


From: Peter Foote
Date: Tue Feb 7 12:09:43 PST 1995

Thanks for putting this up on the 'net... Couldn't identify much on this first trip, but I'll be back...


From: Ian Thomas
Date: Tue Feb 7 09:18:18 PST 1995

***Found a watch at 426,487 (?) and something right next to it that resembled a crayfish or something


From: Matthew Micene
Date: Tue Feb 7 09:08:07 PST 1995

This is a very interesting project. I look forward to using this system again.


From: Efrain 'ET' Torres
Date: Tue Feb 7 07:50:45 PST 1995

Didn't find anything interesting, but was fascinated by the interface. Will be interested to find out more about the methods used to process remote commands. Fascinating!!! David Lilly


From: Jennifer Jessup
Date: Tue Feb 7 06:51:34 PST 1995

Interesting ***found what appeared to be a campus newspaper, cute guys.....


From: Brian Thomas
Date: Tue Feb 7 06:46:42 PST 1995

Pretty interesting and unique demonstration. I've not seen anything like it. I didn't find anything, but that seems to be mostly because the field of view is so narrow with respect to the work-envelope. Maybe next time. BT


From: Christoph
Date: Tue Feb 7 06:31:16 PST 1995

Tja, Leute, das war mal wieder viel zu kurz. Und tschuess!


From: Michael James
Date: Tue Feb 7 04:53:24 PST 1995

This is really very exciting, I can think of a million applications for such a remote method of control once it is perfected. *** I discovered something resembeling a scroll with barely legible writings on it.


From: andrew pearsall
Date: Tue Feb 7 04:11:12 PST 1995

excellent SIMULATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!


From: hans
Date: Mon Feb 6 21:47:43 PST 1995

Interesting exercize in remote sensing and operation. Please tell me (us) more about this technology, and it's possible applications. I would like to read more about this machine, and learn of other such experiments available through Internet. Thank you. Jim


From: Logan
Date: Mon Feb 6 20:19:02 PST 1995

***Quadrant 85 342 possiblity of reference material or perhaps directory or classified page Conclusion: Trash! Mans wastefull lifestyle has expanded beyond earth. Neighboring planets have now become our dumping grounds.


From: Steve Delmont
Date: Mon Feb 6 19:40:10 PST 1995

It was fascinating to operate the robot. I will defenitly return to explore all the options of your site. It is hardly to believe that yhe robot is controlled in real time!


From: Stuart Leslis
Date: Mon Feb 6 19:33:40 PST 1995

OOh cool, How about some real exploration now? Undersea etc? Thanks!


From: Adam
Date: Mon Feb 6 19:30:36 PST 1995

*** I discovered a watch. There was a centipede sticking halfway out of the dirt under the band of the watch but I think it was dead because when I blew air at it, it didn't move. This is really neat!


From: Bill Brown
Date: Mon Feb 6 18:44:16 PST 1995

*** Found what looked like a shallow bowl towards the end of my session.


From: G.Vinyard
Date: Mon Feb 6 17:33:32 PST 1995

Really cool! Looks like a cheap watch in there today! Good idea keep it up! Dean


From: Tandy Penn
Date: Mon Feb 6 17:29:29 PST 1995

The object that I found looks like a watch with out a band


From: Geoff Percival
Date: Mon Feb 6 16:53:46 PST 1995

A really innovative idea. I didn't actually discover anything, but must congratulate all concerned on both the concept and the interface. Keep up the good work.


From: Frederic Bouchard
Date: Mon Feb 6 15:15:36 PST 1995

I'm having the best time. Found too much stuff uncovered by other people mostly in one corner! Maybe it's time to spread the rocks again? How about the grippers?!?! Paul Timon greetings from Ireland.


From: Amy Skowronek
Date: Mon Feb 6 12:54:08 PST 1995

I have observed a major scientific breakthrough with your www-controlled manipulator. It seems it may be possible to move small stones with compressed air.


From: Blars Blarson
Date: Mon Feb 6 12:22:08 PST 1995

Finished uncovering the *** chrysocolla sample.


From: Blars Blarson
Date: Mon Feb 6 12:02:49 PST 1995

Looked a little at the mirror, and then some kind of classified adds? (Listing apartments and Art museums.)


From: Ian Jirka
Date: Mon Feb 6 11:49:26 PST 1995

Moving to a color WWW browser. BW is too hard to see. :)


From: Troed Troedson
Date: Mon Feb 6 11:37:50 PST 1995

Thank you. No objects were found but nevertheless ... Troed


From: David Heiser
Date: Mon Feb 6 10:59:02 PST 1995

Neat stuff. Your robot is fast. I'll be back. ***Found the definition of "Mosaic".


From: Ehler
Date: Mon Feb 6 10:54:24 PST 1995

Great and innovative use of the 'net. I must visit again to check out new features, as I'm sure they're being planned! Keep up the good work...


From: dblack <mcimail.com>
Date: Mon Feb 6 10:37:58 PST 1995

Fantastic job! This site is a blast. Thank you for sharing. I found a picture of something???


From: chris deary
Date: Mon Feb 6 09:52:32 PST 1995

This is the first time I try to use this robot. I have discovered nothing but I will try again ! Bye.


From: Simes
Date: Mon Feb 6 09:46:39 PST 1995

Get a faster net connection. :-) Oh, and could we have some human targets and a laser? ;-) --Simes


From: Garo's Javahouse
Date: Mon Feb 6 09:03:11 PST 1995

uhhh....I had absolutely no idea what I was doing....I guessed on the test...hope I didn't break it......uh.....sorry


From: Robert W. F. Clark
Date: Mon Feb 6 08:17:47 PST 1995

*** i found what appeared to be a nasa button, already uncovered *** in addition, i noted what appeared to be a piece of paper, saying something like "[cer?]ise was used as a primary source of jewelry" *** another object was less obvious, and i didn't uncover it this is the closest to a killer app for mosaic i've seen this most *certainly* beats the usual run-of-the-mill web site--which is to say a hotlist of other people's hotlists of other hotlists. one word, in closing. YOW!


From: Asim Kepkep
Date: Mon Feb 6 08:11:10 PST 1995

Controlling a robot arm 10000 km away was really fascinating I wish a had more bandwith to spare controlling the remote excavtor


From: Eike Grote
Date: Mon Feb 6 07:02:13 PST 1995

It feels great! I didn't discover anything (except for something that looked like a piece of wire??) but I'll be back. Great idea!


From: Nils Bruin
Date: Mon Feb 6 05:27:29 PST 1995

*** a plastic pot for flowers ? Impressive project !


From: Nicklas Lundgren
Date: Mon Feb 6 04:58:47 PST 1995

Nice little robot you have there!


From: K.T. Wiegman
Date: Mon Feb 6 04:55:25 PST 1995

***How thoroughly strange. Near the bottom-left corner is a snippet from what looks to be the L.A. Weekly. Lists information about Museum of Contemporary Art, African-American Museum, and Kandinsky exhibit. Note (213) area code & date reference to Aug. 12 of an unspecified year.


From: ariel
Date: Mon Feb 6 03:09:15 PST 1995

Very nice! It would be nicer to be able to pick up objects and move them around :-) Thank You! Sergio Ferraro, Italy.


From: Joe Hartford
Date: Sun Feb 5 23:46:11 PST 1995

I think that this technology is incredible... i just wish that you had a little more time in the driver's seat. thank you mp


From: Adam Carey
Date: Sun Feb 5 22:37:26 PST 1995

Perhaps the image should be interlaced so you have an idea of what the image will look like and where the buttons are. It takes about one minute to click on a button and receive a full image cycle from Australia (connected at 14.4) Hope this helps - great concept ;) Adam


From: Branin Johnson
Date: Sun Feb 5 22:08:38 PST 1995

Cool! My first time. ***pipe, lamp?, card


From: Henry Nguyen
Date: Sun Feb 5 21:28:07 PST 1995

***Their were a picture of a face and a statue on the ground. The head of the statue seem to be broken. The statue is made of some type of metal, maybe gold.


From: K.T. Wiegman
Date: Sun Feb 5 19:19:13 PST 1995

***Depressing. The only object I found that hadn't been uncovered already was stuck under the belt.


From: FERNANDO
Date: Sun Feb 5 19:15:35 PST 1995

OBJECTS DISCOVERED -A BOX OF MATCHES -A PIECE OF PAPER WITH SOME WORDS WOULD LIKE A BROADER VIEW OF THE AREA DIDN'T NOTICE THE EFFECT OF THE AIR ON THE OBJECTS CONGRATULATIONS!!


From: lynlee
Date: Sun Feb 5 18:48:01 PST 1995

AH!! That was much better.. *** what looked like a squid shapped thang *** black cord, looked like what holds glasses around neck when not in use *** looked like 22 caliber (or so) shell casing.. Thank you! THIS is GREAT! I think 5 mins is a fair time, since you can get back into the queue and wait for another turn.. :)


From: Ross J. Reedstrom
Date: Sun Feb 5 18:41:31 PST 1995

Interesting - a little slow over my SLIP link, though. Of course, I ran out of time just as I was about to uncover something interesting.


From: NOh <jun-yong>
Date: Sun Feb 5 18:30:36 PST 1995

*** Much more exciting than driving my stealth. *** I found out the message saying "Salt is prizesd for ..." *** Don't quite remember though. *** I wish I can operate longer next time.


From: lynlee
Date: Sun Feb 5 18:23:16 PST 1995

Greetings! This is the 2nd time I have tried to operate the probe. This time I could not move the camera away from the sand and the blower was not working.. *** I did see an object that was cylindrical and black. It was not very long. Since I could not move the camera back, I had to track it by clicking on the object until I came to the other end of it. This is very exciting! I wish I could use it when it is fully functional! I will be back! It is a wonderful experience to have the opertunity to manipulate an environment thousands of miles away, via computer!


From: Dylan Horvath
Date: Sun Feb 5 16:56:58 PST 1995

There is a small newspaper clipping in the far left corner of the grid.


From: Chris Turkstra
Date: Sun Feb 5 16:37:40 PST 1995

***Found a wristwatch, but couldn't tell if it was moving. Great interface!


From: matt diiorio
Date: Sun Feb 5 15:56:42 PST 1995

Very cool idea. It gives you a feeling of actually "being there". It was hard to control though.. I should go back and read the docs.. Maybe you could have a feature that would allow one to download an MPEG of what they did during their 5 minutes. I think I shall visit this site again.. Matt


From: Efrem Orgel
Date: Sun Feb 5 14:52:14 PST 1995

I have to admit I was a bit nervous this first time, and there were also some communication problems (I got this cracked image symbol back a few times). ***Well, I found a box with dimonds - didnīt I. Not bad for a beginner. Iīll be back!


From: alfie
Date: Sun Feb 5 12:46:23 PST 1995

***great fun again, I don't know what I was looking at.


From: Robert Hamersley
Date: Sun Feb 5 12:35:40 PST 1995

*** worked on uncovering the object only partly uncovered the last time *** It is large and possibly rectangular with rounded corners *** and a very dark shiny colour. Five minutes seems like too little time to work.


From: Robert Hamersley
Date: Sun Feb 5 12:28:27 PST 1995

*** I uncovered a long white tubular object like a cigarrette *** also a small metal disc with a hole in the top and some *** numbers and letters stamped on it at the right end of it *** just below this is another object which is not completely *** uncovered. I will try again


From: Robert Hamersley
Date: Sun Feb 5 12:20:27 PST 1995

Interesting. I used this session to familiarize myself with the system. There were a number of objects already uncovered. Didn't discover anything new.


From: Paul Timon
Date: Sun Feb 5 10:57:04 PST 1995

Well ... *** a picture of a head (sculpture?) with 3 greek letters on the forehead - pie(spelling?), ???, lamda. at x=767 y=338


From: Paul Timon
Date: Sun Feb 5 09:57:21 PST 1995

Great stuff! *** I think I found a box of matches!?


From: LIMNAIOS
Date: Sun Feb 5 08:11:48 PST 1995

Funny ! But difficult to find something. I'll come back when I can.


From: Mike Tomasulo
Date: Sun Feb 5 07:54:11 PST 1995

found: a small globe depicting the earth, a wristwwatch,. and a box of matches


From: Dave Stoddard
Date: Sun Feb 5 07:00:57 PST 1995

I noticed the paper that had some article on an 'experimental artist' -- what's up with that? Is this real or a sim? Thanks for a pleasant diversion. Wish I wasn't dial-up!


From: Mike Brais
Date: Sun Feb 5 04:04:52 PST 1995

Very interesting and thanks for the chance to try it. Nothing interesting found though :-( Still, maybe next time!


From: hugh
Date: Sun Feb 5 01:12:36 PST 1995

What a concept. This will change the way we work. Imagine the autoclub using a tool like this to change a flat-tire. Seriously, it really is a fascinating concept and well executed to boot. Thanks


From: paul despins
Date: Sat Feb 4 23:43:58 PST 1995

We found a mirror on x886 y361 z170. Good Fun.


From: RICK WILDER
Date: Sat Feb 4 23:20:10 PST 1995

*** At 951x341 Note dealing with Turquise... possible ball point pen increasing X *** At 921x281 We have evidence of knowledge of Mosaic...


From: Aaron Smith
Date: Sat Feb 4 22:01:41 PST 1995

Pretty Cool. I wil have to try it from work with a faster connection.


From: Brett Church
Date: Sat Feb 4 21:26:19 PST 1995

I'm brand new to the net; nonetheless, this concept is pretty interesting. It would be nice if only the image was redrawn and not the entire page........I don't know if that's possible. Nice work guys !


From: Magnus Hansson
Date: Sat Feb 4 20:10:30 PST 1995

It was fun, but what was the point. Also what real life applications is this sort of thing going to have. Thanks for setting it up so wisely. Brandon Kroupa


From: wayne messner
Date: Sat Feb 4 18:17:39 PST 1995

***As my friend Brad and I were trying to negotiate the arm, we were keenly aware of what we were doing. That is, we were moving a piece of equipment well removed from us. We're in my residence room here at the University of Alberta connected by remote server to the U which in turn is connected to the USC host and ultimately to the robot arm. At least, that's what we been led to believe. Whether true or not, it seems real. We've accessed another part of the world, had consequence (we move dirt!) and all from this remote terminal. We were discussing the implications while operating the arm. The possibilities of moving exploratory units across the Antarctic plains...home surveillance...laboratory dissections ...or better, a remote camera linked by satellite on the moon's surface! With this kind of educational potential, the world becomes classroom for our children. This is a fuckin' amazing project. The HTML coding itself was interactive, complete and incredibly user friendly. Our many thanks. Danke!


From: jeremy tavan
Date: Sat Feb 4 17:16:59 PST 1995

This was very interesting.


From: Eric Sohn
Date: Sat Feb 4 17:08:38 PST 1995

Neat! First time I've used this... *** found something like a dog license tag.


From: David Jarvis
Date: Sat Feb 4 16:40:11 PST 1995

Nice plate dudes!


From: Paul Mitchell
Date: Sat Feb 4 15:02:30 PST 1995

This is a real cool site.. Glad I found it! How much does the robot cost? And who designed the software to interface between the Web and the robot? Incredible!


From: bob moore
Date: Sat Feb 4 14:17:18 PST 1995

What an outstanding Web site! I would like to suggest that you put the controls and coordiates at the top of the image. for those of us who are useing netscape navigator we can move a lot quicker and get more work done. Look forward to visiting this sight again


From: Tom Scheifler
Date: Sat Feb 4 14:04:03 PST 1995

*** card/plate reads: *** "CHRYSOCOLLA was *** used in jewelry *** and sandstone *** paintings." *** x:664,y:329 *** may be more writing ...


From: Tom Scheifler
Date: Sat Feb 4 13:44:39 PST 1995

*** something with writing *** x:664,y:329


From: Tom Scheifler
Date: Sat Feb 4 13:37:52 PST 1995

*** flashlight with key chain *** x:690,y:300 - x:760,y:270


From: Tom Scheifler
Date: Sat Feb 4 13:16:14 PST 1995

*** Cylindrical Object (Flashlight?) *** X:690, Y:300 thru X:750,Y:630 This is amazing!


From: Tom Scheifler
Date: Sat Feb 4 11:59:54 PST 1995

This is a great example of telecommuting power to deliver control to a tool from anywhere in the world (or out of this world for that matter). Thanks for a wonderful experience.


From: Rich Edwards
Date: Sat Feb 4 11:47:53 PST 1995

What a royal waste of technology great fun though! Keep it up!


From: Greg Hadaller
Date: Sat Feb 4 11:14:30 PST 1995

Thanks very much! I heard about this project in a Newsweek article months ago, and my college just got Mosaic. This is the first thing I've ever used on the World Wide Web, and I really enjoyed it. Thanks again, Tony


From: Neil Borrell
Date: Sat Feb 4 03:32:26 PST 1995

Neat ! I found what looks to be an 8x11 sheet of paper. I will be back with my grade 4/5 students from Aldershot Elementary school in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada !


From: nick hinskens
Date: Sat Feb 4 00:54:54 PST 1995

Impressive! Job well done.


From: David Jarvis
Date: Fri Feb 3 19:06:48 PST 1995

*** Very cool to operate this robot... Little bit slow with a ppp connection over a 14.4k modem, on a 56k line, but cool!


From: Zachary S. Bremner
Date: Fri Feb 3 18:43:32 PST 1995

This is really cool. How did you come up with this idea anyway? ***All I really found my first time was a mask.


From: David Maier
Date: Fri Feb 3 17:02:05 PST 1995

What have i found-- *** 1 object that look like sun glass's its is one cool thing, iam going to add the my homepage. .... CaT KaTKiller


From: Blars Blarson
Date: Fri Feb 3 16:09:24 PST 1995

Interesting. One time it didn't respond and I had to stop and resubmit. I woun't wait so long before doing this in the future.


From: Paul-Andre Corbeil
Date: Fri Feb 3 13:16:41 PST 1995

i thought this was very cool, and can see the possiblities in the future *** though the clarity wasn't good I thought i saw a belt from a car engine. .


From: jimmi
Date: Fri Feb 3 12:06:50 PST 1995

saw the SERPENTINE paper ran out of time when i was about to read it


From: Peter Johansson
Date: Fri Feb 3 11:59:06 PST 1995

Saw the piece of paper and it said something like "salt was highly priced for foodstorage and tanning skinns blablablabla" fun!!


From: Peter Johansson
Date: Fri Feb 3 11:42:27 PST 1995

Very good system. Does'nt technology just blow you away. *** FOund something that looked like a saucepan. Good fun... :-)


From: Martin Hylerstedt
Date: Fri Feb 3 10:50:50 PST 1995

Well it's interesting. *** I saw a white head and a piece of something that looked like tubing. Why does the picture go out of focus when you move the arm down?


From: Mike Mulligan
Date: Fri Feb 3 09:59:23 PST 1995

***identified a circular edge of an object with a hole near the edge. Object had a wire hook inserted through the hole. Flat surface of object was stamped with the letters "ARL" other letters obscured by dirt.


From: Stephen Eisenbies
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:48:16 PST 1995

This is one of the finest pages I have ever come across! Keep up the good work, folks! This is what makes the net really interesting! Krb


From: Andrew McNamara
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:45:54 PST 1995

20 seconds an image is a real killer. I also find the restriction that you can only fire the air pulse while zoomed in rather arbitary. Even if there is a technical reason for it, surely the arm could zoom in, pulse, zoom out, send me the image. Just a thought. Oh, another thing - it would be fun to see the "Sand pit" as a whole from time to time (I know this would destroy the illusion slightly... 8-). There seem to be large number of uncovered objects at any instance in time.


From: Stephen Eisenbies
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:17:10 PST 1995

I'm impressed. Now I just wish there was one closer to me on the net - I spent most of the time waiting for the images to download! 8-) It probably needs the ability to enter absolute co-ordinates - so you can come back to something you were exploring later.


From: Simon
Date: Fri Feb 3 08:02:52 PST 1995

pretty boring but great potential mail me when you have a helicopter to fly around with sim


From: Pierre
Date: Fri Feb 3 05:22:36 PST 1995

***Hurricane Lamp ***Paper stating: AGATE chips were used as points for spears and arrows. This is cool...


From: Neal Snider
Date: Fri Feb 3 04:47:05 PST 1995

***Many objects discovered, not many were recognizable ***Found a piece of blank(?) paper, the blast of air cleans fairly well. ***All in all, a very exciting experience over the net


From: Greg Moreland
Date: Fri Feb 3 04:43:18 PST 1995

It occurs to me that the interface might work a little more quickly if the buttons for the air burst and the altitude adjustment were moved to the top of the display window. This would allow the operator to move the arm up and down and hit the air without having to wait for the entire window to redraw. Just a thought.


From: M.BOX
Date: Fri Feb 3 03:08:37 PST 1995

***Doll? Vrey scared.but what does that doll mean? I found these ever,Paper like Newspaper,Button and Doll... So what that meaning!? No idea.(^_^;


From: Jim Howard
Date: Thu Feb 2 20:52:54 PST 1995

Wow, THANK YOU! You've done a graet job creating this environment! I'd use TWO "E" tickets to see this one running! Please encourage other schools, groups, science centers to discover their own talents, and let the "kids" take over! Very much enjoyed this, will have to bring some new "explorers" to this test site. Question: Is there somepalce that you have documented "how" you discovered this site/use? It sure gives a different on how the Internet can be used. Thanks again........Greg Hall


From: Pete Futro
Date: Thu Feb 2 19:46:18 PST 1995

*** I found an Ad for MOCA and a match box that did not have any matches in in :( I like that robot and look forward to something like this, but on a larger scale, in the future


From: Drew Schatt
Date: Thu Feb 2 19:36:34 PST 1995

*** At about 585, 500, I discovered a Smithosian Film wrapper. This is a really neat looking thing. This is really cool. It is a blast. I can't wait for one that has the power to exit the container, and run down the street. Can you imagine what people would look like when you send a burst of compressed air into their faces? Can't wait! ----------Drew


From: bob
Date: Thu Feb 2 18:25:10 PST 1995

*** I actually found something I could identify. There is a cork, including the metal retainer which is used to ensure it does not prematurely release from a champagne bottle. One of the most excellent url's I have seen. Many thanks! -Greg


From: Mike Stelmat
Date: Thu Feb 2 18:02:45 PST 1995

*** I found a circular object similar to a bearing or a roll of black tape. (It is neither of these of course! :) Unfortunately time ran out. I may try again.


From: Gary Pratt
Date: Thu Feb 2 16:48:13 PST 1995

One of the most unusual sites I've ever encountered on the Web. Not quite sure what to make of it....(probably why I never decided to become a scientist :-) Thanks for making this available on the Web.


From: Adrian Bartel
Date: Thu Feb 2 15:50:29 PST 1995

*** We found a spoon handle, a newspaper ad for a battery, and a ball bearing.


From: Farzad Aidun
Date: Thu Feb 2 15:10:43 PST 1995

May take some time, but I could get used to this. Give me telepresence! Thanks.


From: Jon Speicher
Date: Thu Feb 2 14:51:34 PST 1995

A little slow over SLIP (ouch!) but fascinating nonetheless. I do agree, a reference indicating the length and width in units of the camera view field would be helpful! *** Didn't find much due to limited time, and what I did see I wasn't paying much attention to coordinates because I was so fascinated by the concept!


From: matt fisher
Date: Thu Feb 2 14:46:34 PST 1995

What is this, a sandbox "artistically littered" with a variety of "artifacts"? Alas. good idea, though. I should drop profound phrases like "the ramifications of this concept" and "the potential", and the like. Entertaining, though.


From: matt fisher
Date: Thu Feb 2 14:35:19 PST 1995

***??? Scrap of paper with some writing on it...felt vaguley biblical, what i could read. exact location i forget...sorry


From: Sridhar Rao
Date: Thu Feb 2 14:12:51 PST 1995

This is one of the more potentially useful and enlightening home pages around..so when do I get to excavate some fossils? :) sri


From: Jens Agren
Date: Thu Feb 2 13:38:12 PST 1995

Strange...my arm so long...I've never been there but.... Anyway, great idea!!!


From: Simon Buckley
Date: Thu Feb 2 12:33:03 PST 1995

*** NASA Emblem *** Biblical passage (Old Testament)


From: Scott Stennes
Date: Thu Feb 2 12:21:15 PST 1995

*** 3X5 card with the words: TURQUOISE was used as the principle rock in their Jewelry May have been describing this find. *** Pottery bowl rim *** what may have been a brand or jewelry with the letters B & O *** the top of a tin or container with the name G.L. Callos if mail gets bounced at jay@dynatron.com try dynatron@xmission.com our domain might not be registered yet


From: Brent morgan
Date: Thu Feb 2 07:57:43 PST 1995

Very innovative.


From: Charlie Tallent
Date: Thu Feb 2 07:05:37 PST 1995

A photograph of a circular object with strange symbols incised on it...almost like Klingon or Hebrew letters. Fascinating, Captain.


From: bob moore
Date: Thu Feb 2 06:58:01 PST 1995

Smithsonian Seed packet seems to have disappeared from the previous site!! Mysterious forces at work. Could it be in a hanger on a secret Air Force Base?


From: Andy Flack
Date: Thu Feb 2 06:08:42 PST 1995

*** Uncovered more of "Survivalist special long life magnesium battery". Seems it is built for military communications equipment. :-)


From: Adam Lidvik
Date: Thu Feb 2 03:49:49 PST 1995

Internet response is so slow that 5 minutes gives only 5 actions, this will probably get better out of student term time An interesting robot and an excellent interface. SUGGEST if possible you add the fiels of view of the camera to the arm positioning window, that would enable us to get a better sense of proportion.


From: Larry Truesdale
Date: Thu Feb 2 02:21:11 PST 1995

*** upon further investigation, I determined that the object at X333,Y454 is a matchbox. *** The brand name is "Diamond". *** it is partially open, but apparently empty (now that I've blown all the dust and rocks out of it.


From: Larry Truesdale
Date: Thu Feb 2 02:13:21 PST 1995

First time at bat.... *** found what appears to be a sign with the word "diamond" written on it.


From: shri
Date: Thu Feb 2 01:06:34 PST 1995

No gold found. BTW, have you got rockets or cannons connected? Much more fun -- I mean effective


From: Josh Berman
Date: Thu Feb 2 00:28:26 PST 1995

Some sort of weird gasket thingy at 760,404. The interface has improved since I last used the robot before Christmas vacation.


From: Sheldon Simms
Date: Wed Feb 1 23:36:55 PST 1995

Well I was just beginning to uncover something and I ran out of time. I'll be back.


From: Elias Coutavas
Date: Wed Feb 1 22:08:30 PST 1995

Easily the best interactive machine on the web!


From: Gregg Ripley
Date: Wed Feb 1 22:03:33 PST 1995

*** I found some type of lettering on a stamp-type of item with the words "FRIGOR"? and something resembling coca-cola but it wasn't coca-cola.


From: bob moore
Date: Wed Feb 1 21:47:41 PST 1995

The robot arm is surprisingly responsive. ***Uncovered part of paper item with word "Smithsonian" on bottom. Picture seems to contain a human neck...possibly attached to a head!!! -bmoore


From: Marc Schwieterman
Date: Wed Feb 1 21:29:22 PST 1995

I was very impressed with this. It is very simple, yet must have been extremely difficult to set up.


From: Vincent McLean
Date: Wed Feb 1 21:17:54 PST 1995

This is great. ***It looked like I uncovered a corner of a book.


From: Ronald Chapman
Date: Wed Feb 1 20:47:22 PST 1995

Interesting approach to robotics in general. It is very cool to sit here in Central Florida and operate the robot in Calfornia. However, it is sort of slow with response and a little hard to control. But all in all, it is a good thing and I shall return some other time to continue exploring. Ron :)


From: Jon Schow
Date: Wed Feb 1 20:33:49 PST 1995

Really cool site that you have here. ***I found this can of basil. What was on this site here in Nevada? Why is there all of this stuff that looks like it belongs in a home here anyway?


From: J Austin David
Date: Wed Feb 1 19:46:26 PST 1995

It was neat. That's the only way I can describe being able to control a robot that's 2000+ miles away. . .


From: Hilton Marcus
Date: Wed Feb 1 19:09:04 PST 1995

***SURVIVALIST SPECIALIST MAGNESIUM BATTERY is what it said. i deiscovered it :) its great now i am gonna go discover something else , birth of another Indiana Jones ~\/~


From: farooq
Date: Wed Feb 1 18:59:24 PST 1995

***there was this piece of paper i found it was like discovering a treasure map it was awsome. I wanted to read what it said but i could only read the bottom half. I jotted down the co-ordinates i'm gonna go back and dig some more. ~\/~


From: Kevin Bentley
Date: Wed Feb 1 17:47:09 PST 1995

Very cool, unfortunately a little to slow to use over a modem connection, but when I get back to our PC lab you can bet I'll log on via Ethernet so I can enjoy it more! Excellent piece of engineering coupled with a wonderful web interface. Sure to win the Most Technical Award for the WWW 1995 Keep up the good work.


From: Jonathon Ralston
Date: Wed Feb 1 16:15:02 PST 1995

I seem to find a magnesium battery of some sort (or maybe just a piece of paper?) at location (288,368). It's so big you can't miss it. Too bad the screen update is kind of slow. It probably a good simulator if we ever use a similar remote system in Mars, or even for the Moon. Norman Wong


From: Hans Kleine Schaars
Date: Wed Feb 1 15:59:38 PST 1995

great experience, not yet fast enough for image guide surgery, but ....


From: Wayne Gillespie
Date: Wed Feb 1 15:33:05 PST 1995

Ran my session from a Sparc 5 using Netscape. 2 sec delays between refreshes (but then we have a thin and busy bitpipe to the internet). Overall, it went well. My personal rating: UNBELEIVABLY COOL!


From: Ben Pierce
Date: Wed Feb 1 08:26:26 PST 1995

Lots of fun !!!!! Add some more stuff to the field of view.


From: Phil S. Kuhlman
Date: Wed Feb 1 08:18:26 PST 1995

***Unidentified metal object at 900,400 Fantastic project!


From: Les Potter
Date: Wed Feb 1 07:27:17 PST 1995

Operating from a 486 DX/25 using Netscape seemed slow in the 5 minutes, performed only 8-12 operations. What compression algorithm is used for the image transfer?


From: Dougal
Date: Wed Feb 1 06:46:17 PST 1995

This is really cool ! Wow, I can operate a robot at distance ! I'm gonna try it again. Thanks guys ! keep up that good work Bas Vermeulen , Holland Haagse Hoge School


From: toto
Date: Wed Feb 1 04:52:29 PST 1995

It is fun to play with it. Only a little more distant viewing of the playground will be appriciated.


From: Jeremy French
Date: Wed Feb 1 04:10:20 PST 1995

was it on the moon or??? but funny!!!!


From: Brent Willoughby
Date: Wed Feb 1 02:32:28 PST 1995

Good Fun, difficult to get accurate movement using the point and click interface though.


From: M.BOX
Date: Tue Jan 31 20:16:40 PST 1995

This is a really excellent demo of what can be accomplished through the 'net. It is definitely one the most interesting places I visited on the internet. Thank you very much for allowing me to access it.


From: Eva Hulse
Date: Tue Jan 31 16:47:16 PST 1995

*** Discovered a newspaper! Looked like the Chicago Reader, by the fonts.


From: Brendan I
Date: Tue Jan 31 12:32:34 PST 1995

Just want to say this is one of the best experiences I've had on the Web. Keep it up... ***I found something in the lower right corner that resembles a bracelet. I'll be back to check it out.


From: chris edwards
Date: Tue Jan 31 11:42:27 PST 1995

Cool, Lots of Fun, Just like being there!


From: Farzad Aidun
Date: Tue Jan 31 10:56:25 PST 1995

Thanks for the ride. *** Couldn't tell what the shiny object in the bottom right corner was.


From: Jon Stephan
Date: Tue Jan 31 10:41:17 PST 1995

*** Fun and cool. *** The robot did not seem to track according to the interface. *** Did not accept prior established passwords.


From: Eric Brisart
Date: Tue Jan 31 10:36:15 PST 1995

This was wonderful! This is what it must feel like to operate a robot on mars. I found *** matches and *** a battery. Keep up the good work.


From: Jonathan Hawes
Date: Tue Jan 31 10:31:35 PST 1995

*** I found an ancient power storage device! (a battery) I think this is a wonderful exercise in managing remote computers. As an example to my class about space exploration robotics, this will make a dry subject a little more fun! Thanks Jonathan Hawes


From: Peter Borang
Date: Tue Jan 31 09:56:03 PST 1995

Slow link (but, if I try to drive from Sweden...) :-)


From: Gregory Harrison
Date: Tue Jan 31 09:03:35 PST 1995

I discover nothing , the previous operator had dug himself in some gloomy, dull corner of the world!


From: Alan Levis
Date: Tue Jan 31 08:57:35 PST 1995

*** Completed excavation of a pipe. The bend in the bowl is at 544/326. Toward the end of my operation, the air pulse did not seem to be working (unless the lack of result simply indicates that there was nothing to be unearthed).


From: Rob Ellingson
Date: Tue Jan 31 06:55:59 PST 1995

Had a couple of weird interactions between Netscape 1.0 and the images. My pages went wild, and I had to exit Netscape and re-enter the login sequence to get images back. -jb


From: S. Kydd
Date: Tue Jan 31 06:06:23 PST 1995

Having huge problems with transfer rates,so much for the Information super Highway, more like the Information super Farm Track !!!!!!


From: S. Kydd
Date: Tue Jan 31 05:55:49 PST 1995

Very Impressive, even though i have a very slow connection and managed to lose it half way through!


From: Adrian Spender
Date: Tue Jan 31 05:08:46 PST 1995

A brilliant idea and an excellent demonstration of what it is possible to achieve on the web, Well done! Adrian Spender First Year Information Systems University of Leeds England


From: B.G. Ball
Date: Tue Jan 31 05:07:11 PST 1995

Absolutely intriguing!! Imagine the future application for this technology! Certainly advances in speed of responsiveness will come, but if somehow those queued to control could receive automated updates, it would seem for streamline and interactive. Great idea you guys! How about a mobile robot we could use to navigate a maze?!


From: Jaka Mele
Date: Tue Jan 31 03:40:38 PST 1995

Cool... I found something circular, but dunno what it was... Stone or mouse.. ;) Anyway.. Great! Tnx the providers!


From: T Newton
Date: Tue Jan 31 01:12:41 PST 1995

Either the air-jet has stopped working, or this is really just a virtual dig, and the resolution of the discovery stages is coarse. hmmmmm... Very interesting though. Thanks for a moment of fun.


From: T Newton
Date: Tue Jan 31 01:03:32 PST 1995

I seem to have uncovered a notebook of some kind at the viscinity of (x,y) = (134,333). It appears machine-printed.


From: Alistair
Date: Tue Jan 31 00:08:03 PST 1995

What am I looking for? Do I get a prize like a USC scholarship if I find that special prize...kind of like high tech cracker jack? Good job Alistair in San Francisco


From: kevin
Date: Mon Jan 30 23:59:36 PST 1995

*** Cool. I have no idea what I was looking at, but I had fun. Thanks!


From: Tim Greville
Date: Mon Jan 30 23:30:30 PST 1995

did'nt see much, not enough time, but I may know why.


From: Paul Frantz
Date: Mon Jan 30 22:09:03 PST 1995

very interesting came across a piece of paper with the annotation "Agate chips were used as points for spears & arrows" at coords 692/502 - may have already been uncovered


From: Johnathan Gaetz
Date: Mon Jan 30 21:34:35 PST 1995

Most perplexing .. *** Just what *is* the object located at ~327x353? I need to figure out how to catch the pix so I can put them together later.


From: Johnathan Gaetz
Date: Mon Jan 30 21:11:10 PST 1995

I like it. *** The wristband? in the right corner looks fairly strange.


From: bippy
Date: Mon Jan 30 21:06:47 PST 1995

Kudos for a new and difficult web use, but I did not experience a real feeling of control, perhaps because I had no larger map of the space or a better feeling of postion than the xyz values.


From: Alex Chaffee
Date: Mon Jan 30 17:23:57 PST 1995

The control panel image wasn't being downloaded to my browser, so I was unable to move the robot.


From: Brandi Weed
Date: Mon Jan 30 16:47:16 PST 1995

I seem to be completely unable to receive images from the excavation site. What format are they in when processed? I may need to find a suitable viewer... --b.


From: Brent Petersen
Date: Mon Jan 30 14:49:59 PST 1995

No video, only had a question mark icon. Is the robot on all the time. Great idea, will try again later.


From: David Allen
Date: Mon Jan 30 13:41:26 PST 1995

Had trouble getting video signal. I'll try again...


From: Jared M. Weeks
Date: Mon Jan 30 13:26:30 PST 1995

...real slow .. but it was 2:27 mst...i really never got it to work very cool idea thoguh -jmw-


From: JJL
Date: Mon Jan 30 11:33:58 PST 1995

Weeeelllllllll, It looked like it might be fun to try, but everytime I got to the top of the queue, the system would not send me any graphics. Hard to drive by brail.


From: JJL
Date: Mon Jan 30 10:03:02 PST 1995

*** Found dictionary page with definition of Mosaic and something with NASA on it (couldn't tell what). This is a great Web resource!


From: JJL
Date: Mon Jan 30 08:55:24 PST 1995

Fascinating. Where is the biggest delay in the feedback loop? The Internet's bandwidth? Web/camera/... processing time? I'd love a more "real time" like experience over my T1 line. Fascinating. Think this could grow up to be an arcade game?


From: JJL
Date: Mon Jan 30 08:44:44 PST 1995

***Really good stuff, folks!!!


From: JJL
Date: Mon Jan 30 07:03:15 PST 1995

This is really wild!! The whole idea has prompted me to imagine the variety of uses this could have, both practical and fun!!! The 'Net let's go of another gem! *** I found the whistle, a battery, and a long silver object. I'll be back again to find more...


From: JASON
Date: Mon Jan 30 03:05:34 PST 1995

Sorry we didnīt find the goldtreasury! Best Regards/ Christina Ö.


From: Ahmad
Date: Sun Jan 29 22:28:04 PST 1995

intresting... *** mirror?


From: Jonathan Goldstein
Date: Sun Jan 29 21:39:39 PST 1995

*** Found what looks like a watch... couldn't tell... *** it was the end of the turn... argh.. welll back to the Q!


From: Michael Southcott
Date: Sun Jan 29 20:58:07 PST 1995

It was...stellar. -steve


From: Karl J. Smith
Date: Sun Jan 29 20:00:26 PST 1995

Very Odd Photograph. Metal Key? Circular(?) Pin Facinating. Photograph in too good shape to have been out in weather for 50 years.


From: lulu macgee
Date: Sun Jan 29 18:02:10 PST 1995

it's a wee bit too slow. I love the idea, ahh the speed will come. Thanks for offering the idea up.


From: Christopher Reed
Date: Sun Jan 29 17:53:17 PST 1995

Well, this is the first time it has worked for me. ***There's a cluster of objects- a mask and what appears to be a coiled telephone cord. Also a tile or paper of some sort. Very interesting.


From: Matt Alderman
Date: Sun Jan 29 17:29:22 PST 1995

*** I found an open Diamond Matchbox without matches at *** X:342 *** Y:476


From: Matt Alderman
Date: Sun Jan 29 17:22:52 PST 1995

*** What looks like a whistle at *** x: 932 *** y: 410 A way to enter cordinates with a form would be nice.


From: Matt Alderman
Date: Sun Jan 29 17:10:29 PST 1995

** It seems I found what looks like maybe a latch to a dog collar maybe? ** There was also a pieca of paper with writing on it. It is a tad slon on a 14.4k PPP link, and It really didn't seem like even close to 5 minutes.


From: John Merryman
Date: Sun Jan 29 16:12:35 PST 1995

Very Interesting.. It would be cool to have a wide-view photo of the robot and the site available on-line --John


From: Alan Levis
Date: Sun Jan 29 13:31:51 PST 1995

My first time to actually operate this thing. Too cool. *** Cleared what appears to be a photograph of a stylized human head with some graphics on it. If I don't miss my guess, it's some hebrew of other middle eastern language. Sorry I didn't note the coordinates. I was too excited.


From: Jeff Sanders
Date: Sun Jan 29 13:09:50 PST 1995

This looks great!!! Could use a faster modem so that my time in the driver's seat can be more productive.


From: Douglas Drinka
Date: Sun Jan 29 11:52:43 PST 1995

This time I new what I was doing, so it was really cool. ***I think I found a dog, or some other animal's tag, with ***a phone number on it.


From: Douglas Drinka
Date: Sun Jan 29 11:45:26 PST 1995

I think it is very hard to use, and you need to give a little more time. I did not understand the arc on the right.


From: Kao
Date: Sun Jan 29 11:03:03 PST 1995

Really neat! Couldn't figure out what those little beady eyes were though...


From: Niklas Lindmark
Date: Sun Jan 29 09:10:45 PST 1995

***champagne cork 433/359***


From: Kim Kasdorf
Date: Sun Jan 29 05:39:32 PST 1995

well, again, i think the turns need to be longer if no one is waiting, however i still LOVE this idea.


From: Scott Yellig
Date: Sun Jan 29 05:32:40 PST 1995

It seemsed odd that i was the only one waiting (not that i'm complaining :) i do have one suggestion, possibly adding some kind of a feature that lets your turn go longer, if no one's waiting. All-in-all it's a great feature!


From: L. Malinofsky
Date: Sun Jan 29 02:37:34 PST 1995

What kind of surface am i looking at? *** I think, I could see some sort of cable. ***everthing else looked like stones. Thank you for operating. Groetjes from The Netherlands.


From: Mike G. Roseman
Date: Sat Jan 28 23:25:20 PST 1995

*** An Octopus (rubber?!) @ 710,320 and some metal objects I can't quite recognize next to it. Much fun!


From: Mike G. Roseman
Date: Sat Jan 28 23:13:08 PST 1995

Novel concept!!! *** And nice watch!


From: KELLY PETERS
Date: Sat Jan 28 22:36:20 PST 1995

COOL, BUT WE WANT INTERNET REMOTE BRAIN SURGERY.......!!!


From: mike w.
Date: Sat Jan 28 21:30:06 PST 1995

Well, the robot is working great now! Dang thing needs glasses though. Bad far and near vision!


From: Ric
Date: Sat Jan 28 21:13:59 PST 1995

A bit of pen down there!


From: Paul Singer
Date: Sat Jan 28 20:51:45 PST 1995

*** There seemd to be a face carved in a rock? but I faild to record the exact coordinates. It was great fun. Thanks


From: Daniel Herbuagh
Date: Sat Jan 28 20:32:49 PST 1995

***Page of writing, first discovered by Rik, further excavated by myself. Names and dates - a bit unclear to read before energy ran out but several possibilities suggested themselves - newspaper, either obituary or marriages, judging from glimpses, or possibly reviews of something. Further study of the page would be needed before a final analysis could be done.


From: Kevin Eaches
Date: Sat Jan 28 20:10:00 PST 1995

Nothing specifically discovered by me this time, though I did notice the results of other people's excavations.


From: Robert Ruthven
Date: Sat Jan 28 18:41:46 PST 1995

I was operating the system and uncovered an object that had writing on it, however my time at the controls expired and I could not discern what it was. I will observe the next operator.


From: Tim Miles
Date: Sat Jan 28 18:27:12 PST 1995

I am fascinated by your project, and am glad to see that the general public can experience and marvel at your "pushing" the technological envelope. Thank you, tmiles@iquest.net


From: Frank Schots
Date: Sat Jan 28 18:09:45 PST 1995

none


From: Mark Dillon
Date: Sat Jan 28 18:07:15 PST 1995

This is my second time at the Robot. For some reason, my password did not work (it was not a typo. I save these tings to my note pad and then cut and paste...) The focus at the closest level is bad. You seem to have a fixed focal lenght lense. You might try increasing the light level (hoping that the aperature can be reduced to increase depth of field.) This is a great exhibit. Hats off to you guys!!! Mark


From: Steve McInnis
Date: Sat Jan 28 14:42:22 PST 1995

*** I found something that looked like a plant and a piece of paper with printing on it.


From: benjamin peikes
Date: Sat Jan 28 14:36:37 PST 1995

It was nice but just when I was about to make a breakthrough I got shut down. My last time hwhen I logged in I my time was almost done by the time I wstarted control it.


From: benjamin peikes
Date: Sat Jan 28 14:15:47 PST 1995

Was veryi interesting and fun. 5 minutes is a bit shoet. Ten minutes would make a session useful.I am using it from home using SPRY AIR MOSAIC. I was able to get about 5 moves in. *** Found something at 550,548 but could not uncover it all the way.


From: steven
Date: Sat Jan 28 13:50:54 PST 1995

ATTENTION!!! The problem has been resolved. Happy Hunting. Steven.


From: steven
Date: Sat Jan 28 09:25:53 PST 1995

Add my name to the list of folks accessing via Netscape 1.0 and 14.4 modem who got to operate a machine I couldn't see. Perhaps I am doing something wrong... All I got was the small blue bordered ? box below message that said I was in control. Clicking on this brought a "long" wait with a clock ticking... No response from the host...


From: Christopher Allen
Date: Sat Jan 28 05:36:52 PST 1995

All I got in the robot operator page was a small question mark between the energy level and the red-square menu. I was using Netscape on Windows. Aside from that, the site looks cool & the idea is brilliant! Regards, Luka.


From: Bernard Wozny
Date: Sat Jan 28 01:58:43 PST 1995

a highly difficult and interesting game to master. playing however is easy enough. this game is not for those short on time however if excellence is to be achieved.


From: Richard R. Thomas
Date: Fri Jan 27 22:43:28 PST 1995

Couldn't get picture (it's worked for me in the past).


From: Settihalli Rajender
Date: Fri Jan 27 21:49:34 PST 1995

I never got the image on my screen. At the Operator's screen, there was a message stating that I was now operating the robot, but I never saw the picture....


From: rick rodriguez
Date: Fri Jan 27 21:44:28 PST 1995

I couldn't get it to work either... I'm running Netscape 1.0 over a 14.4kb modem, is this a configuration that's supposed to work? Oh well...


From: Clint Gardner
Date: Fri Jan 27 21:05:14 PST 1995

FOR SOME REASON MY NETSCAPE VIEWER REFUSED TO SHOW THE OPERATOR SCREEN. gOT ANY SUGGESTIONS?


From: gk darby
Date: Fri Jan 27 18:51:24 PST 1995

My correct address is: gkdarby@students.wisc.edu Unfortunately it didn't work. The browser I was using was Netscape 1.0N, from a direct connection on a University. When I clicked on the map the host would never respond. -still was interesting, though. -gk.


From: Kevin Schell
Date: Fri Jan 27 18:39:05 PST 1995

Not sure if problem is at my end or yours, but I could get no response to any commands. Using Netscape 0.9. Great idea to show the possibilities of the net!


From: Charlie Haber
Date: Fri Jan 27 18:35:29 PST 1995

Is this usable over a 14.4 link?? Thanks, Charlie....


From: Joel McLaughlin
Date: Fri Jan 27 17:57:13 PST 1995

It just sat there at waiting for reply!!


From: Jeremy Bem
Date: Fri Jan 27 15:21:11 PST 1995

Well, I couldn't get it to work...


From: Kes
Date: Fri Jan 27 12:29:02 PST 1995

Neat idea, but with the handling of a dead slug, the robot just doesn't offer the performance I demand from today's engineering.


From: Randy Hester
Date: Fri Jan 27 11:19:48 PST 1995

I made two attempts, and watched two other operators, and no one was able to move the robot. I think she's dead Jim.


From: Casey Jones
Date: Fri Jan 27 10:40:08 PST 1995

This seems like an interesting concept, and I would love to try it out, but it didn't seem to be working when I got my chance to get in the drivers seat. I could observe just fine, but everything froze up when I was the operator. Did anyone else have the same experience? Oh well, I guess I will just have to come back later.


From: Aaron Thieme
Date: Fri Jan 27 10:35:43 PST 1995

Hmmm. I quit early because I wasn't getting any response from the server after trying to move (vertically). I haven't seen the image change in the last 15 minutes, so I think there is a problem. But I'll be back!


From: Adam Thomas
Date: Fri Jan 27 03:25:32 PST 1995

Why doesn't this damn thing work?


From: Brad
Date: Fri Jan 27 00:52:08 PST 1995

it didn't work. when i tried to move something it just sat there after the connect message.


From: Kao
Date: Thu Jan 26 21:26:04 PST 1995

Couldn't get the arm to move. Looks like people haven't been having much success today in moving it. Using Netscape 1.00N for Windows as my WWW browser.


From: Des Courtney
Date: Thu Jan 26 21:00:08 PST 1995

I was not able to move the arm. How long does it take for a typical request to be honored? I waited up to 30 seconds for each request before giving up. My Web Browser is MacWeb 1.00a3 on an Mac LC I.


From: Death Rider
Date: Thu Jan 26 17:26:37 PST 1995

Wow ! This looks like a landmark demonstration of Internet usage. It's a shame that things are a bit bugged, though (as of 20:36,Thurs Jan26). I'll be back! -Jer


From: Anne-Marie Concepcion
Date: Thu Jan 26 15:48:56 PST 1995

Argh. Still stuck at the same coordinates. I guess the little green men jammed the matchbook in the robot's elbow so they could have a "Conquest of Planet Earth" meeting at the site without anyone peeking in.


From: Russ Jue
Date: Thu Jan 26 14:21:39 PST 1995

*** I might not have been patient enough, but it seemed that the arm was not functioning today. I observed 2 others before me not change the image or the position of the arm. I hope it is not permanently broken because it is a great idea. Not quite tele-presence, but certainly tele-control.


From: charlie Tallent <mcmail.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: Thu Jan 26 12:31:25 PST 1995

1/26/95 14:30 CST The arm has been stuck x=241 y=471 z=0 for at least 2 1/2 hours. I've seen at least 6 people try to use it. Help


From: Scott Jacobsen
Date: Thu Jan 26 11:53:12 PST 1995

Well, it looks nice, but I couldn't get anything to move. Of course that seems to be the way most of the WWW works.


From: Steve Linde
Date: Thu Jan 26 11:15:19 PST 1995

very cool again.


From: Bubba
Date: Thu Jan 26 10:18:22 PST 1995

Didn't see to have much luck driving the robot. When I clicked to move the arm, I just locked up waiting for a response. Cool idea though. Potentially great demo of remote sensing and control. Tom


From: Craig Stemple
Date: Thu Jan 26 08:20:57 PST 1995

***whistle at 923/414, black with white edge at 299/338*** larry


From: larry fabian <lfabian@interport.n