The CU-SeeMe Project
The CU-SeeMe Project
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A number of universities, non-profit, and private organizations, led by Cornell University, have formed the CU-SeeMe Consortium to support further innovation, development and dissemination of CU-SeeMe.
These pages have been created to bring you the latest information about CU-SeeMe technical, distribution, and training issues, as well as information about innovative uses and projects. You'll also find links to other WWW Home Pages related to CU-SeeMe, including multiple links to San Francisco consultant Michael Sattler's CU-SeeMe Home Page.
What is CU-SeeMe?
What do I need
to use CU-SeeMe?
How do I get
CU-SeeMe software?
Reflectors: Everything you ever wanted to know
Getting Started
with CU-SeeMe
Technical Information
Subscribe to the CU-SeeMe-L discussion list.
The CU-SeeMe Consortium
CU-SeeMe Licensing and Copyright Cornell University and White Pine Software
Make Announcement, MAY 3,1995!!!
Clips, Mentions, and Press
Where do I go for MORE information
about CU-SeeMe?
Who is using
CU-SeeMe, and for what?
Where can I go see or Try CU-SeeMe for myself?
Up and coming Events - Conferences, On-line events, T-shirt sales
So far as we know, CU-SeeMe was the first and may still be the only software available ***free*** for personal computers (Macintosh and Windows) that allows desktop videoconferencing with more than one other site. (CU-SeeMe supports up to 8 "windows" to other "parties" on your own computer screen.)
Current versions of CU-SeeMe for the Macintosh include audio, thanks to Charlie Kline (University of IIlinois at Urbana Champagne), who developed Maven. A Windows version that includes audio is due to be released in Spring '95.
The most recent version of Mac CU-SeeMe allows for the exchange of text and slides, thanks to development work led by Steve Erde at the Cornell University Medical Center.
Click if you're curious about the history of CU-SeeMe.
WARNING: Although being improved with each version, CU-SeeMe is not a mature production software--USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
At this time CU-SeeMe runs on the Macintosh (with audio) and the PC Windows platform (without audio) using an IP network connection. With CU-SeeMe each participant can decide to be a sender, a receiver, or both.
CU-SeeMe is intended to provide useful conferencing at minimal cost. Receiving requires only a Mac with a screen capable of displaying 16 grays and a connection to the Internet. Sending requires the same plus a camera and digitizer (see specs below) which can cost as little as $100 to add on.
You can download CU-SeeMe automatically to your desktop,
OR
You can use FTP to obtain CU-SeeMe:
Just follow these directions (and note that you'll find several versions of everything. Higher numbers usually mean newer versions, but not always - it's best to look over the README files):Server: CU-SeeMe.cornell.edu
Reflector Etiquette
If you plan to test and use CU-SeeMe extensively, you may wish to set up your own
REFLECTOR (on a UNIX machine). Follow the ftp instructions as described above in
"How to Get CU-SeeMe"
To understand what all the icons and menu choices mean, look over the Getting Started "Getting Started" guide compiled by M.Sattler and Jher.
The Cornell CU-SeeMe Consortium is a consortium of universities, non-profit, and private organizations formed to support the rapid deployment and use of affordable, real-time conferencing technology to stimulate creative experimentation among the Internet community.
The Consortium provides resources to the CU-SeeMe project to research, develop, and deliver innovative solutions for real-time multiparty videoconferencing on the Internet and to improve communication and technology transfer between Consortium members. With the leadership of Cornell University, the Consortium is open to any organization interested in supporting the rapid diffusion of low-cost, desktop conferencing software to enable widespread experience which will generate knowledge useful in creating the next generation of network infrastructure.
The demands from the CU-SeeMe user community continue to outpace project resources. In lieu of a licensing or royalty fee structure, the CU-SeeMe Consortium requests membership contributions to supplement existing grant funding to respond to the growing needs of the CU-SeeMe user community.
Subscribe to the CU-SeeMe-L listserv by sending an email message:
Read all about this terrific international K-12 education project! Back in 1993, this project introduced CU-SeeMe to the world.
( Oct. 11, 1995 note: I plan to update, then reorganize this site in the near future. If anyone wants to list themselves here, please let me know - jtp5@cornell.edu)
