DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A DESK-TOP COMPUTER-SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK SYSTEM

In this paper, we describe the implementation of a desktop CSCW (Compu ter Supported Cooperative Work) system using commercially available co nsumer electronic devices and facilities. The system is developed on w orkstations under UNIX and OPEN LOOK environments connected by FDDI (F iber Distributed Data Interface) networks. It provides multiparty conf erence with shared white board. shared test editor, calendar, and voti ng capability. Each conference with these features can support a group ware environment. The design and consideration of the framework of the system is presented. During the implementation, some performance issu es, such as error control, medium synchronization and throughput impro vement will also be discussed.