I think it could work by Skype - for the AGM earlier this year, I had to install the old version of Skype (as current version would not let me sign in!) and disabled video because my broadband is quite slow and drops out as it is!
Rich www.rwapsoftware.co.uk On Thu, October 24, 2013 7:40 pm, Lee Privett wrote: > Video on iPad didn't work for me > On 24 Oct 2013 19:36, "Dave Park" <d...@sinclairql.com> wrote: > >> I have used Skype on iOS 3 thru 7 on iPhones 2, 4, 4s and 5, without >> problems. I *have* had one set of problems with Skype due to skype's own >> server issues, but that was in 2008 and has not recurred. They were hit >> by >> problems for several days that affected a call to my mom in England. >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Lee Privett <lee.priv...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Not so well on iOS devices by my experience, however that may have >> been >> a >> > one off. >> > On 24 Oct 2013 18:44, "Dave Park" <d...@sinclairql.com> wrote: >> > >> > > Skype is the only stable mass market video platform that allows >> multiple >> > > callers/conferencing that is PC, Mac and Linux compatible and free >> to >> > use. >> > > That's why I use it. >> > > >> > > Dave >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Mark Martin >> <storycraf...@gmail.com >> > > >wrote: >> > > >> > > > Recent discussions about holding a physical meeting have gotten me >> > > > thinking. Someone mentioned skyping as a possibility, and I can >> tell >> > you >> > > > that another retro computing group (the CoCo group) have held >> > online-only >> > > > events in the past. These were very informal and low-key, and >> while >> > they >> > > > were repeated only a handful of times, they were extremely easy to >> > > > coordinate. >> > > > >> > > > Along that line, I'm offering for your consideration two >> proposals: >> > > > >> > > > -- The informal approach is that I will lead an effort to >> determine >> the >> > > > most common IM program used among interested parties (hopefully >> > Skype). I >> > > > will collect contact information and then schedule a first call. >> I'll >> > try >> > > > to gather consensus on a schedule and an agenda. In other words, I >> will >> > > > facilitate and then happily let others lead discussions they are >> > > interested >> > > > in. >> > > > >> > > > -- The Big Bang approach is to model after what the virtual >> tabletop >> > > > role-playing conventions do -- they host schedules for individual >> > tables, >> > > > and allow interested parties to lead those "tables". They allow >> signup >> > > for >> > > > these tables and coordinate all of the interested parties into a >> > > > (essentially) private meeting space. These are essentially a large >> > > online, >> > > > virtual convention -- but focused on smaller interest topics (in >> this >> > > case, >> > > > individual role playing game sessions). I could perhaps leverage >> > websites >> > > > that cater to this type of convention and, again, help facilitate >> > smaller >> > > > groups to get together at various times over some pre-planned >> > convention >> > > > weekend. >> > > > >> > > > I do not intend to step on Quantas toes here as I know they are >> > > separately >> > > > trying to schedule a more robust and higher scale venture. I'm >> more >> > > > interested in seeing if there is interest in something a lot less >> > formal, >> > > > on the side, and not necessarily tied to any Quanta business -- >> global >> > in >> > > > scale. I have very little to no budget to do this, although I >> believe >> > > there >> > > > isn't much need for such a budget. This is mostly a volunteer >> time >> > kind >> > > of >> > > > thing for all parties. >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > QL-Users Mailing List >> > > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Dave Park >> > > Sandy Electronics, LLC >> > > d...@sinclairql.com >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > QL-Users Mailing List >> > > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > QL-Users Mailing List >> > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Dave Park >> Sandy Electronics, LLC >> d...@sinclairql.com >> _______________________________________________ >> QL-Users Mailing List >> http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm >> > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm > _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
