You're right, it doesn't make sense. per byte there are only 4 bits used.

00 00 00 00
   ^^    ^^
   rp    lp


lp=left pixel
rp=right pixel

As I recall, it is possible to use 4 bits/pixel, but this would make the screen blurry/difficult to read. I wrote a java applet which also receives the screenbuffer 20 times per second; I will update it this week to only send/receive 1024 bytes as this would significantly reduce network-bandwith

Frank van Gestel
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