Design and implementation of a desktop computer supported cooperative work system

Author

Chen, Tsang-Min ; Yang, Chun-Chuan ; Tseng, Wei-Hsin ; Chang, Ing-Chau ; Huang, Jau-Hsiung ; Lin, Chi-Chang ; Lee, Mong-Shu ; Fon, Nie-Jiang ; Kaw, Sheily

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

40

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

827

Lastpage

835

Abstract

Describes the implementation of a desktop CSCW (computer supported cooperative work) system using commercially available consumer electronic devices and facilities. The system is developed on workstations under UNIX and OPEN LOOK environments connected by FDDI (fiber distributed data interface) networks. It provides multiparty conference with shared white board. Shared text editor, calendar, and voting capability. Each conference with these features can support a groupware environment. The design and consideration of the framework of the system is presented. During the implementation, some performance issues such as error control, medium synchronization and throughput improvement are also discussed

Keywords

FDDI; Unix; computer network management; computer networks; groupware; network operating systems; operating systems (computers); optical fibre networks; optical links; performance evaluation; teleconferencing; text editing; FDDI; OPEN LOOK; UNIX; calendar; desktop CSCW system; desktop computer supported cooperative work system; error control; fiber distributed data interface; groupware environment; implementation; medium synchronization; multiparty conference; performance issues; shared white board; text editor; throughput improvement; voting capability; Calendars; Collaborative work; Computer networks; Conference management; Consumer electronics; FDDI; Switches; Video compression; Video sharing; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.338328

Filename

338328