Finally, in the 1990s, Internet Protocol-based videoconferencing became possible, and more efficient video compression technologies were developed, permitting desktop, or personal computer (PC)-based videoconferencing. In 1992 CU-SeeMe was developed at Cornell by Tim Dorcey et al. In 1995 the first public videoconference between North America and Africa took place, linking a technofair in San Francisco with a techno-rave and cyberdeli in Cape Town. At the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Nagano, Japan, Seiji Ozawa conducted the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony simultaneously across five continents in near-real time. COUNT 5
QSN1 In what decade was Internet video-conferencing made possible? ANS1 1990s QSN2 In what device was videoconferencing finally able to be used in? ANS2 desktop QSN3 In what year was CU-SeeMe, a desktop-based videoconferencing tool, developed? ANS3 1992 QSN4 In what year did the first public video-conference take place? ANS4 1995 QSN5 What South African city participated in the first public video-conference? ANS5 Cape Town