On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 05:35:46PM -0500, Brian Chase wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Dave McGuire wrote:
> > On June 21, David Brownlee wrote:
> 
> > > 	Another (not entirely reasonable) use might be to write a SIXEL
> > > 	vnc client. The (rather deranged) possibilities after that include
> > > 	having X, MacOS or Windows desktops on your VT340 :)
> >
> >   This is SICK.  I like it.
> 
> Interesting.  How long does it take to refresh a full sixel screen?  And
> were you able to write to individually addressable pixels?

Unless I remember incorrectly, I think addressability is achieved by
ending sixels mode, positioning the cursor to the desired character cell on
the screen, and then reentering sixels mode and repainting as much as
necessary.  It's not really pixel addressability, but it's close.

Thor