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Eiriksmal on Aug 12, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Guacamole – HTML5 Clientless Remote Desktop

> If it could stream GIFs and accept clicks with server-side image maps, then it would be compatible with every desktop graphical browser in existence

I can't decide if that's the most brilliant idea I've ever heard or the most terrifying. Probably both.

tekacs on Aug 12, 2014 [–]

LogMeIn did this (albeit with refreshing static images for control, IIRC) as a supported in-browser fallback client for almost a decade. It was horrifically painful, but usable in a pinch.

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