Those in this forum for a while have probably seen my notes on ultra-low bandwidth VNC. My idea is to loosen up temporal, color depth, protocol and resolution constraints so as to optimize the transmitted image for a particular bandwidth. More generally, my idea is to use a higher level of abstraction to permit a useful VNC connection, but not a perfect one.
Today's EETimes has a piece "Transporter sends equations instead of data" that makes some the same points I've made for a while. On slashdot, the header is even "UDP + Math = Fast File Transfer", a remarkable condensation of the discussion on this forum a month or so ago. To paraphrase Feynman, "There is plenty of room down there", in this case because we now have near-infinite computing power at each end of the connection. I wish there were more time in each day, because there is good theoretical foundation, and an excellent structural foundation in the existing VNC work. A truly great product for low-speed links can be produced, but not without a substantial amount of work. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
