Title :
GRAND computer conferencing-what have we learned?
Author :
Williford, J.D. ; Santero, B.A. ; Flavin, R.A.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
GRANDiose, a distributed application system running on cooperating servers throughout a computer network, is presented. Its purpose is to enhance, broaden, and speed the transfer of information among people by using the power of computers and the connective breadth of computer networks. The initial design of its computer conferencing application and some of the thinking behind the design are discussed. The comments received from users over a three-year period are categorized and analyzed. Some of the significant observations are summarized.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; teleconferencing; user interfaces; GRANDiose computer conferencing; computer conferencing application; computer network; connective breadth; cooperating servers; distributed application system; information transfer enhancement; significant observations; users; Application software; Computer applications; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Feedback; Network servers; Operating systems; Power system modeling; Professional communication; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.II. Software Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0842-0
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11873
