Sharing a computer display across a network

A system for transmitting graphics data from a source computer to a destination computer, comprising:

• an operating system, operating on said source computer, for controlling said source computer;
• a user application, operating on said operating system;
• and
• a network interface, controlled by said operating system, for transmitting information, wherein said user application is configured to retrieve graphical information from a device driver, is further configured to compress said graphical information, and is further configured to transmit compressed graphical information over said network interface to said destination computer.

A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising:

• requesting graphical data from a display driver;
• receiving said graphical data;
• compressing said graphical data to produce compressed graphical data;
• and
• transmitting said compressed graphical data.