Multicast conferencing tools for the PC


There are an increasing number of software programs coming out at present which enable multicast multimedia conferencing on IBM-PCs and clones using MS operating systems, especially Win95 and NT.

PC setup for Multimedia Conferencing

Isidor Kouvelas has described the hardware and software requirements for using a PC for multimedia conferencing.

VIC

Much of the porting of VIC has been done at UCL by Isidor Kouvelas. The latest information on these ports is available in Win32 Grabber Support for VIC

RAT

Latest information on the Win92 ports of the RAT audio tool are to be found on the RAT Home Page.

NTE - Network Text Editor

Latest versions of the software can be retreived from the UCL ftp server or from the Scottish MICE-NSC server (see below).

SDR

Latest versions of the software can be retreived from the UCL ftp server or from the Scottish MICE-NSC server (see below).

Other tools

A comprehensive range of tools are available by ftp from the Scottish MICE-NSC server at Edinburgh.