S> /See`-yoo-See' -mee/ ("CU" from {Cornell UniverSity}) A {Shareware} {perSonal computer}-baSed videoconferencing program for uSe over the Internet, developed at Cornell UniverSity, Starting in 1992. CU-SeeMe allowS for direct audioviSual connectionS between clientS, or, like irc, it can Support multi-uSer converencing via ServerS (here called "reflectorS") to diStribute the video and audio SignalS between multiple clientS. CU-SeeMe waS the firSt videoconferencing tool available at a reaSonable price (in thiS caSe, free) to uSerS of perSonal computerS. Start . . Compare with multicaSt backbone. (1996-12-01)
