I am a big fan of RealAudio technology on the Internet and have pretty much used it every since it first became available. I recently heard that a company has invented a new technology that does something similar but with live video. Have you heard anything about this? Simon Mak Kowloon Bay.
Just what we need - something new to chew up precious bandwidth on the Net.
Seriously, though, yes, this technology is out there. VDOnet Corp of California has created VDOLive, a new technology, to transmit video and audio over the Internet or any other TCP/IP network.
VDOLive software uses client-server architecture, the client being the VDOLive Player and the server being the VDOLive Server.
The VDOLive Player is software which enables users to receive and view video clips: it is the client end of the system. VDOLive Server is software that runs on the server, enabling 'netcasting' (sending or transmitting) video over the Net.
The VDOLive Player is a 'helper application' (external to your Web browser) compatible with several different Web browsers. The VDOLive Plug-In is a unique add-on component which, while using Netscape 2.0, allows VDOLive video to run as an integral part of a Web (HTML) document.
Running the VDOLive Player requires: a 486 DX2 66 MHz or above, running MS Windows 3.1x with MS Video for Windows installed (you can download Video for Windows from the Microsoft Web site) or Windows 95 (Windows 95 has Video for Windows) built in.
Although VDOLive can work without Video for Windows, VDOnet recommends using it to 'optimise' performance of the VDOLive Player. You will also need a browser capable of viewing graphics, eight MB of RAM, a sound card (if you want to receive audio as well as video) and a 14.4 Kbps or faster modem or LANconnection to the Internet.
For more information on VDOLive contact VDOnet Corp., 4009 Miranda Ave., Suite 250, Palo Alto CA, 94304. Tel: (415) 846 7700, Fax: (415) 846 7900 or visit the company's site on the Web at http://www.vdolive. com/ and while you are there also check out VDOPhone at http://www.vdonet.com/ vdophone.I have a Pentium 100 with English Windows 3.1 and Netscape 2.0. When I visit some Web sites on the Internet in Chinese (they use Big 5 or GB), or Japanese, the words become symbols and cannot be read. I don't want to upgrade to Chinese Windows 3.1 since Windows 95 is available, until a debugged version is available. During this interim period how can I access Chinese or Japanese Web sites? C.W. Lee Hong Kong.
Canada-based firm Ziran Software makes Chinese character input, translation and transmission programs. (See story on Page 4.) You may want to think, however, about the platform you have chosen to work with. Apple's Macintosh is the only system that supports multi-lingual computing such as Chinese (simplified and traditional), Japanese, Arabic and others.
All of these can be installed together with Apple's WorldScript, a system software extension designed to handle just such a problem. Netscape version 2 or greater with WorldScript is what you want. If you prefer to stay with Windows, you may have to invest in something like Windows NT which supports Unicode. It is system that has not been tested as thoroughly as Apple's.
What is the best fax software available? I have Quicklink with my modem, a US Robotics Sportster but I find it is limited. Are there any more comprehensive software packages which I could use to scan and import my incoming faxes as formatted computer text? F.Y. Cheng Kwai Chung The ever-popular Delrina WinFax Pro program has been able to handle optical character recognition during its past few versions. The latest, WinFax Pro 7 for Windows 95 is no exception. Delrina, now owned by software giant Symantec, did not reach its current status by making shoddy products.
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