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@@ -7,3 +7,21 @@ Originally based on https://raytracing.github.io/
 Original repository at https://github.com/ktyldev/flark
 
 https://www.linuxhowtos.org/C_C++/socket.htm
+
+## todo
+
+* [x] waits for connection
+* [x] send a message to the client
+* [x] move core rendering out of main.cpp
+* [ ] combine 'hittable' 'hittable_list' and 'scene' into 'world'
+* [x] send rendered image data to client
+* [x] form image file on client
+* [ ] specify protocol format
+* [ ] receive imaging command
+* [x] render image
+* [x] send image data
+* [ ] send image data using udp
+* [ ] send telemetry
+* [ ] compress image before sending
+
+
diff --git a/telescope.md b/telescope.md
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@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-fantasy telescope idea
-
-use rti1w as a base
-
-* [x] server waits for connection
-* [x] client establishes connection
-* [x] send a message to the client
-* [x] move core rendering out of main.cpp
-* [ ] combine 'hittable' 'hittable_list' and 'scene'
-* [x] send rendered image data to client
-* [x] form image file on client
-* [ ] client sends receiving port to server
-* [ ] client application sends command to send image
-* [ ] server receives imaging command
-* [ ] server renders image
-* [ ] server sends image data stream to client
-* [ ] client application receives image
-* [ ] client requests resend of lost packets
-* [ ] client displays image
-* [ ] client saves image to file
-* [ ] server sends telemetry to client (what telemetry?)
-* [ ] server compresses image before sending to client
-* [ ] client specifies image parameters
-
-