>[...] since it take
a few seconds (minutes!) for the scene to
>render, and if the data was being decompressed and fed to the VRML
>browser on the fly, then the delay would be immaterian except on very
>fast workstations with fast links? (IMHO)
if decompressed on the browser end, then slows down browser machine's
rendering... if decompressed on the server end, then slows down the browser
machine getting the stuff... either way, giant files to express basic things
seem to me to point to some basic problem needing thought...
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Jeff Sonstein, M.A.
Networks Administrator
New College of California
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(415) 241-1302 ext 490
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