Re: [NTLK] Newt and Internet Telephony

Performance is really the main issue at hand, especially the
performance of NIE (the Newton Internet Enabler). I think Adriano's
initiative to update NIE (http://u.nie.notwen.com/) is going to be
more and more important.

Someone could definitely write a SIP client for the Newton OS (I'd
love one) and the processor should be fast enough for some of the
lower quality codecs such as GSM, but the latency over ethernet and
WiFi might be too much of an issue.

Also, more processing power would be required to do echo
cancellation, so it might push the limits of the Newton's processor.

However, with VoIP becoming more common, this opens up a possibility
to extend the Newton's usability quite a bit. If someone were to try
and implement this, I'd love to see it done and would be willing to
pay as well.

Sincerely,

Morgan Aldridge

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On May 23, 2006, at 12:30 AM, Martin Joseph wrote:
>
> On May 22, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Noah Christopher Leon wrote:
>
>> Hay everyone,
>>
>> This may be a stupid question, but has anybody thought of porting an
>> internet phone, such as skype onto the Newt?
>>
>> I realize it's probably not possible for many reasons, but I have to
>> ask. It would be so cool.
>>
> I have thought about this for sure, although I don't like skype and
> would prefer a generic SIP client with a compact audio codec like GSM.
> I did search around a bit and it seems clear that the Newton can  
> handle
> this, as it has GSM playback already.
>
> This would be a super slick Newton function, although it could only
> support calling out, as I don't think the newton could wake up when
> dialed? Dunno really and certainly need a hot shot developer to  
> make it
> happen.
>
> I am certainly ready to pay $100 for this application.
>
> Marty
>
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