Streaming Video in 1994
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The article discusses an anecdote about streaming video in 1994 using RISC OS, sparking nostalgia and interest in retrocomputing.
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Document scanners also connected to the parallel port originally too, but the cam was only 320x240 and black & white only.
Low framerates too but it didn't take up much bandwidth.