[colorforth] jpeg decoder

[Mark Slicker <maslicke@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 29 May 2002, Jonathan Walther wrote:

> Having a jpeg decoder would be nice, but shouldn't be part of the
> "forth" system proper... if we get our own forth image format, we could
> convert all incoming images to it then just leave them that way. let the
> rest of the world write decoders for the forth image format for their
> own platforms.
> 

You need a jpeg decoder to convert an incoming jpeg image!

> Any ideas on a forth image format?  As Jeff Fox would say Chuck would
> say, you should tailor your image format to your application.  If your
> application is "trading images over a heterogenous network", then the
> problem gets a lot cruftier, or else less efficient, than if we have one
> true Forth Machine, and can just compress the bits and bits that you
> would blast directly into the Forth Machines video memory.

Why are we discussing vaporware?

> 
> If the 25x ever gets manufactured, I plan to embed one in my HDTV, and
> let it drive it, then use another 25x as my personal machine, and when I
> want to do graphics, instead of having my 25x drive a bulky monitor,
> I'll send little bits of forth code over to be executed by the embedded
> HDTV driver.  Doing cool graphics with computer monitors seems to take a
> hella lotta bandwidth.
> 

Flippant remarks are not helpful!

Mark

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