Re: [MiNT] question about socket calls

[Petr Stehlik <joy@sophics.cz>]

Lonny Pursell píše v St 20. 04. 2005 v 00:46 -0400:
> > I was going to ask whether your VNC client was for X or GEM, but if it's a
> > STiK client I'm guessing GEM. Too cool! :o)
> 
> Yes, a snap shot says it all perhaps:
> http://www.bright.net/~gfabasic/temp/vnc.gif

Very cool!

> Well the frame buffer alone will most likely keep it from working on most
> machines.

Don't get limited by 1 MB ST and implement High and TrueColor modes.
Doesn't matter that it will eat 5 MB for frame buffer. Those that mean
it have even more RAM. And for the others there's the Outside.prg :)

> it works only on systems with chunky video modes, as in clones with video
> cards.  It might be possible to add planar conversions, but I got a feeling
> that will impact the performance.

but not much if done smartly. I remember Doug Little wrote nice code for
his BadMood project (a Doom clone :) Also Patrice has fast code in his
libSDL port, I believe.

Petr