At 1:36 PM 8/11/95, Ray Cromwell wrote:
My question is, how portable is it, and does it work over TCP/IP rather than just modem connections (I suggested this about a year ago)? My ideal implementation would function on the following architectures:
Unix: can be used through either /dev/tty?? or Socket (probably want to use UDP). Works on Solaris, IRIX, AIX, NetBSD/FreeBSD/BSDI and Linux. (audio devices are all proprietary)
Windows: uses Window's sound card device drivers, works via either comport or WinSock
Mac: uses Mac sound drivers, uses Mac modem port or MacTCP
From the "MacWeek" article, it initially runs on the Macintosh, using the sound capabilities built into (nearly) all Macs. Direct modem connections, with Internet versions to follow. (Windows to follow, too.)
Sound quality with 9600 baud modems said to be pretty good, quality with 14.4 modems said to be very good, and quality with 28.8 modems said to be better than standard phone quality. The Mac may be a strange platform to develop on, to many of you, but it has some advantages. The sound tools are relatively standardized and are even built into the OS. Developers can thus count on what users will have. But why the developers actually picked the Mac to do first is something they can talk about. --Tim May ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net (Got net?) | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-728-0152 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Corralitos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^756839 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."