As in past years, New Paradigms for Using Computers 1999 will be available for all to see via Internet broadcast. We will be using the RealVideo streaming format. If you already have RealPlayer installed and configured, use one of the two links below to view the conference: 
Live conference broadcast (112kbps ISDN or better) (This works now!!!)
Live conference broadcast(28kbps modem)

To test your connection before we start the broadcast, use this link: 
RealPlayer test

All the conference participants, including the video broadcast watchers, are encouraged to participate by telephoning in with their questions or comments. Please call +1 (408) 927-3300 during the conference to share your comments live with the speakers and participants. If you have technical questions about how to connect to the video server, please call +1 (408) 927-1007.

To view the conference, please use the free RealPlayer G2, available from Real Networks. 

If you are having problems receiving the broadcast, please set your connection to non-multicast UDP with TCP fallback. In the realPlayer, choose Options | Preferences | Transport, and ensure that both TCP and UDP are checked under "PNA Settings..." If you are having problems getting your browser to start the RealPlayer, you can start RealPlayer by hand and enter the following text under "Open Location..." in the RealPlayer (this is NOT a link for your browser, only for the RealPlayer):
pnm://wwwqbic.almaden.ibm.com/npuc-hi.rm (for 56kbps)
pnm://wwwqbic.almaden.ibm.com/npuc-lo.rm (for 28kbps)

IBM intranet viewers and others behind a SOCKS firewall may view the Internet feed with a "Socksified" TCP stack. (This is recommended only for advanced users.) Hummingbird offers a free Socksified stack for Windows-based machines.

If you are coming from behind a Socks firewall, you will also need to change the transport settings for the RealPlayer. Under Options | Preferences, select the "Transport" tab. Click "Use specified transports." Then click the "PNA Settings..." button. Ensure that "Use TCP to Connect" is selected, and that only "Attempt to use TCP for all content" is checked. 
 

We would like to extend our thanks to Myron Flickner and Xiaoming Zhu for their assistance and for their loan of equipment.

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