From: a.tonks@londonmet.ac.uk
To: categories@mta.ca, Andrew Stacey <andrew.stacey@math.ntnu.no>
Subject: Re: Mathematics via Distance Drawing
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:57:45 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1NpXvO-0004u3-Go@mailserv.mta.ca> (raw)
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Andrew Stacey
<andrew.stacey@math.ntnu.no> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 03:26:04PM -0500, Ellis D. Cooper wrote:
>> For years I have been advocating the use of internet technology to allow
>> mathematicians the use of ordinary handwriting and drawing on a single
>> shared "virtual" sheet of paper.
>
> This is already possible. The free program 'jarnal' allows one to set up
> a server whereupon people can connect and see what everyone else is writing.
> Together with a graphics tablet, this is exactly what you describe. As jarnal
> is written in java, it works on any platform.
>
> Andrew
>
Yes I agree we are *nearly* there with a combination of tablets or
tablet PCs, plus something skype-like, plus something like Andrew says
- and might I mention, for those who don't have the inclination to
set up their own servers for some informal discussions, there are even
free whiteboard/conferencing sites e.g. imaginationcubed.com and
vyew.com.
Andy
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2010-03-08 20:26 Ellis D. Cooper
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