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Network-based systems for asynchronous group communication

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CSCW '86: Proceedings of the 1986 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work

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https://doi.org/10.1145/637069.637093

Published: 03 December 1986 Publication History

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Current computer-based mechanisms for asynchronous communication include electronic mail and computer conferencing systems. Electronic mail supports one-to-many communication patterns and has serious drawbacks when used for group interaction. Computer conferencing systems are typically implemented to execute on a single processor and users at remote locations access the shared information by logging on from terminals connected by dial-up lines. This paper presents an architecture for a network-based system that models communication as group access to shared multimedia objects. It also describes the features of a computer conferencing system that was implemented for Bitnet, a network of academic computers, and Vnet, the IBM internal network.

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Greenberg S(1991)An annotated bibliography of computer supported cooperative workACM SIGCHI Bulletin10.1145/126505.12650823:3(29-62)Online publication date: 1-Jul-1991
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