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- PowWow Release Notes
- Copyright 1995 by Tribal Voice
- All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 4 - Released November 1, 1995
- -----------------------------------------------------
- GENTLE REMINDER: Please refer to the PowWow User's Guide (POWWOW.WRI or
- POWWOW.DOC) for complete information on using PowWow.
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o None.
-
- Changes
- -------
- o None.
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed problem with Personal JPEG Picture display in 256 color mode.
- Now displays with better color and draws faster.
-
- o Fixed several problems with connecting to others and being connected
- to by others.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o None.
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 3 - Released October 22, 1995
- -----------------------------------------------------
- GENTLE REMINDER: Please refer to the PowWow User's Guide (POWWOW.WRI or
- POWWOW.DOC) for complete information on using PowWow.
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o None. See Changes, below (this section)
-
- Changes
- -------
- o PowWow now saves all Local Information settings when you press
- the OK button. From the Main Menu, select SETUP|LOCAL INFO.
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed a GPF problem when changing chat buffer sizes while connected
- to other people.
-
- o Fixed problems with Personal JPEG Picture and File Transfer
- requests not being recognized.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- See 1.7 beta 2 Known Bugs
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 2 - Released October 19, 1995
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Picture this! PowWow now allows you to transfer and display JPEG's
- of yourself and others. Any JPEG of up to 10Kb in size can be used.
- To specify your picture, select SETUP|LOCAL INFO|JPEG PICTURE FILE
- from the main menu. Pictures can be saved on your hard disk for
- "easy access" the next time you chat with that photogenic special
- someone. To view someone's picture, click on the "eye" mini-icon on
- their menu bar (there is no menu command for this, currently).
-
- To remove a picture, edit the [PICTURES] section of your POWWOW.INI
- file.
-
- o Nicknames! You can now display your own name or handle in place of
- you PowWow Local User I.D. To create/edit your nickname, go to
- SETUP|LOCAL INFO|REAL NAME/HANDLE from the Main Menu. To toggle
- between displaying a PowWow Local User I.D. and name, click on the
- person's menu bar.
-
- o Go home! You can now specify your home page for others to go to
- under SETUP|LOCAL INFO|HOME PAGE. Any valid URL of up to 255 characters
- can be used. To go to someone's home page, click on the "home"
- mini-icon on their menu bar (there is no menu command for this, currently)
-
- Changes
- -------
- o The "Direct Connect" option under SETUP|LOCAL INFO has been removed
- since it does not actually do anything.
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Fixed a GPF problem with the chat buffers caused when the buffer
- reached its maximum size.
-
- o Fixed problem with Cruise ending when one party quit cruising.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o Changing the buffer sizes while connect to another person causes a
- GPF. You can get around this by disconnecting, changing the buffer
- size, and reconnecting. (FIXED - 1.7 beta 3)
-
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 1 - Released September 20, 1995
- -------------------------------------------------------
-
- NOTE: Because of the excellent feedback received from all of
- you, we have added many new features and bug-fixes in
- this release. In fact, we've added so many new features
- and bug-fixes that we've decided to skip over the 1.6
- version number and call this release Version 1.7 beta 1.
-
- Kudos to PowWow beta-tester Randy Vaughn who suggested
- several of the new features, helped us squash some bugs
- under Windows NT, and, most importantly, sent us coffee.
-
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o More icons! Each person you chat with now has mini-icons for
- disconnect, file send, voice chat request, talk, and private
- chat (Thanks, Randy!).
-
- o Speaking of private chat, a private chat feature has been
- added to allow two people to chat without others seeing what
- is being typed.
-
- o Added support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer (tested under
- Windows 95 only)
-
- o Allow users to add their own .WAV files to PowWow. To remove
- .WAV files, open your C:\WINDOWS\POWWOW.INI file, go to the
- [Sounds] section and erase the lines/sounds you no longer wish
- to play.
-
- o Choice of sending either a male or female voice with Bye, Cool,
- and Hi There .WAV files. Two female voices included for Cool.
- Try using COOL_F2.WAV as COOL_F.WAV and let us know which you
- prefer.
-
- o PowWow now plays a a chat request wave (filename: CHATREQ.WAV)
- when a chat is requested.
-
- o Support for additional PowWow White Page servers has been
- added.
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Hangup now defaults to all.
-
- o Moved Sound Options setting from Runtime Dialogue Box to Setup
- menu.
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Voice Request Refuse is now saved under Runtime Configuration
- options.
-
- o PowWow no longer starts a second instance under Windows NT.
-
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.6 beta 2 - Released August 3, 1995
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Changed voice chat routine to decrease "break-up" and sound gaps.
- Should be most obvious with Low- and Medium-Resolutions.
-
- o Microsoft .WAV sound files are no longer played during voice chats
-
- o Clicking on the PowWow icon in the program folder after it has been
- started brings the current PowWow to the foreground instead of starting
- a second copy of PowWow.
-
- o By popular demand, replaced the [help] button on the toolbar with a
- [sounds] button.
-
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.6 beta - Released July 31, 1995
- ------------------------------------------------
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Voice chat - can now talk with people if both parties have a
- sound card with speakers and microphone.
-
- o Can now play a predefined set of Microsoft .WAV sound files with
- everyone your chatting with.
-
- o Added a tool-bar with buttons for the most frequently-used commands.
-
- o Added answering machine (message only) for when you need to leave
- your computer.
-
- o Added option to go directly to PowWow White Pages on Tribal
- Voice's World-Wide Web server.
-
- Changes
- -------
- o Increased the maximum number of simultaneous users from five
- (5) to seven (7).
-
- o PowWow Local User I.D.'s are no longer case-sensitive.
-
- o Changed the requestor on the dialogue boxes to make it harder to
- accidentally accept or refuse a request
-
- o Renamed "Cruise" menu with "Utilities" menu to reflect the many
- new options available from it.
-
- o Removed sample PowWow address book--too many problems with
- people overwriting their existing one.
-
- o Increased time-out when launching cruises to prevent "Remote
- host unable to talk to browser"-type error messages.
-
- o Updated documentation to reflect that PowWow password are seven
- (7) characters in length, not eight (8).
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o You can no longer accept chats from yourself.
-
- o You will no longer see multiple chat windows from the same person.
-
- o PowWow can now be started as a minimized application.
-
- o Double-clicking on chat window's scroll bars works much better now.
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o None.
-
- Not Implemented
- ---------------
- We are considering adding the following features in subsequent releases of
- PowWow. Please send us email letting us know which features are/are not
- important to you. Due to the number of messages we get we cannot respond
- to each message, however, they will be read by us. Please send your email
- to powwow@tribal.com
-
- o Cut & Paste (Yes, we will add this soon. Do *NOT* email us, we know
- how important this is to you and will be adding it as soon as possible).
-
- o Select the background colors.
-
- o Helper Applications, to identify downloaded files by their 3-character
- extension and perform an operation against them (load a viewer, etc.).
-
- o Save a log of the conversation.
-
- o Load and save schemes for the Microsoft .WAV sound files.
-
- o Macros. 'Nuff said.
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.5 - Released June 5, 1995
- ------------------------------------------
-
- PowWow now comes with a sample PowWow address book, POWBOOK.DAT. If
- you have created a PowWow address book with a previous version, do
- not overwrite it with the sample.
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o When requesting a chat, a 50 character message can be sent
- as a subject or memo.
-
- o PowWow now creates a POWWOW.LOG file that can be viewed by
- selecting Connect|View Log.
-
- o Selective disconnect from users during a chat.
-
- o Selective saving of PowWow I.D.'s to the PowWow Book during
- a chat.
-
- o Added sample POWBOOK.DAT with entry for PowWow technical
- support.
-
- o PowWow address can be specified in Program Item Properties to
- connect with someone.
-
- o PowWow can be toggled selectively as "always on top."
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o Chat windows can no longer be moved.
-
- o Fixed problem with incorrect font being loaded in some
- circumstances.
-
- o Cursor tracking fixed when windows re-sized.
-
- o NetScape no longer loses URL association with PowWow.
-
- o Fixed GPF's that occurred in some cases when cruising and
- disconnecting.
-
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.4B - Released May 24, 1995
- -------------------------------------------
- o Updated POWWOW.WRI because MS-Word did not preserve tabs and
- special characters correctly when saving in Microsoft Write
- format.
-
-
- POWWOW VERSION 1.4B - Released May 23, 1995
- -------------------------------------------
-
- New Features
- ------------
- o Increased number of users to five (5).
-
- o Improved support for dynamic SLIP connections.
-
- o Improved compatibility with firewalls (file transfers and
- WWW cruise now work from behind firewalls).
-
- o Added discreet path to save PowWow Book in.
-
- o Added word-wrap in chat windows.
-
- o More stress testing (sent 35Mb files over T-1 using PowWow).
-
-
- Bug Fixes
- ---------
- o PowWow now saves font correctly.
-
- o Fixed problem with text disappearing behind scroll bars.
-
- o Others bug fixes too numerous and trivial to mention.
-
-
- Known Bugs
- ----------
- o Text still does not wrap when chat window resized. (FIXED - 1.5)
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