From: teunis <teunis@computersupportcentre.com>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 13:55:44 -0700 (MST)

Re: New target `display-tele' committed

On Sat, 19 Sep 1998, Todd T. Fries wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 19, 1998 at 10:25:17PM +0200, Marcus Sundberg wrote:
> > teunis wrote:
> > > The X11 protocol would be fun to implement.... :)
> > >         [XWindows is an implementation of the X11 protocol... and not the
> > > only one]
> > 
> > Maybe... ;)
> > But it wouldn't be fun to use it, because the X11 protocol sucks.
> > (A protocol that can be compressed four times _on the average_,
> > and where some requests can be compressed 50 (yes, fifty!) times,
> > sucks by definition. ;)
> 
> However, due to backwards compatibility, no matter how badly it sucks, it
> is a necessary evil, IMHO.
> 
> Now, how long will it be before we setup a virtual networked space in which
> these neato hexagon movies can be consoles and we can all authenticate each
> other to virtually look over each others shoulders?

The way things are coming together... by Dec 31 at the latest :)

hmm.....  *yep* should be possible :)

G'day, eh? :)
	- Teunis