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- WINTALK VERSION 1.24
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- by Glen Daniels
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- ELF Communications, Inc.
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- CHANGES FOR THIS VERSION:
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-
- Version 1.24 fixes a couple of bugs.
-
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- Welcome
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-
- Welcome to WinTalk! This file contains installation instructions,
- last-minute information, new features, and bugs fixed. The main
- WinTalk documentation has all been converted to on-line help, and can
- be accessed from within WinTalk by selecting "Help" from the icon menu.
-
- Contents:
- ---------
-
- 1.0 Stack-specific information
- 2.0 Installation instructions
- 3.0 WinTalk "Pro"
- 4.0 New features
- 5.0 Bugs fixed
-
-
- 1.0 Stack-specific information
- -------------------------------
-
- "THE INTERNET ANYWHERE" (TIA) or TWINSOCK USERS:
- WinTalk will *NOT* work most of the time with pseudo-slip
- connections. You have to have your own IP address (rather
- than sharing a Unix host's) to use WinTalk.
-
- TRUMPET USERS:
- **** Please make sure you are running v1.0Bbeta2 or later ****
- Specifically, v1.0A will *NOT* consistently work with WinTalk!!
- (as of 12/1/94, v2.0B is out, and available from:
- ftp://ftp.trumpet.com.au/winsock/twsk20b.zip)
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- 2.0 Installation instructions
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-
- Since there is no installer program for WinTalk yet, you'll need to
- install it yourself, but don't worry - it's very easy. You've
- already taken the first step by unpacking the .zip file and reading
- this README. The .zip file contains the following files:
-
- README.1ST - This file
- WINTALK.EXE - The actual program
- WINTALK.HLP - The help file
- CTL3D.DLL - Microsoft's "3d" control DLL
- DINGDING.WAV - An initial "ring" sound
-
- First, place the WINTALK.EXE and WINTALK.HLP files in
- whatever directory you wish to run them from. Then use the Program
- Manager File->New command to create an icon for WinTalk in an
- appropriate Program Manager group. If you place WinTalk in the
- "Startup" group, it will come up each time you start windows, and you
- will always be able to receive talk requests if you desire.
-
- Transfer the "dingding.wav" file to your WINDOWS directory,
- so WinTalk can find it; if you plan to use another sound for
- WinTalk's "ring", or no sound, this is not necessary.
-
- You must have a version of CTL3D.DLL in your path. If you
- don't already have it, copy the version distributed with WinTalk
- into your WINDOWS directory.
-
- You must also have a WINSOCK.DLL that operates with your
- windows TCP/IP networking stack. For more information on this,
- please contact your network vendor.
-
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- 3.0 WinTalk "Pro"
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-
- In addition to this FreeWare version, WinTalk 1.2 now has a
- commercial brother, WinTalk Pro. WinTalk Pro is available for $20
- from ELF and includes:
-
- - Call Answering : An answering machine for your computer! The
- icon's eyes flash to let you know you have messages, and you can
- initiate a talk to anyone who's left you a message with the click
- of a button.
-
- - Call Screening : You can now set a group of "VIPs" in your hotlist,
- and only those users will ring through to you. Everyone else will
- get your choice of a refusal, a "not logged in" notification, or
- your answering machine.
-
- - Your very own WinTalk floppy in the mail (should you desire it -
- you will also be able to obtain WinTalk Pro via FTP)
-
- - Free copies of all maintenence releases of WinTalk Pro through v2.0.
-
- - A copy of WinTalk Pro v2.0 (once it's released) for only $5
-
- - The warm fuzzy feeling of supporting the development of software
- you like!
-
- For complete ordering information, see the on-line help or the
- WinTalk web page (http://www.elf.com/elf/wintalk.html).
-
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- 4.0 New features in version 1.2
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-
- o Command-line options : configurable .ini file location, auto-talk
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- o Daemon discovery - auto-detects OTALK or NTALK on remote machine
-
- o Better IP-address determination (should work with more winsocks)
-
- o Configurable timeout action for incoming talks
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- o "Try Again" option for failed talks
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- o TTY specification
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- o User-editable hotlist of frequently called addresses
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- o Configurable addition of new names to the hotlist/local username list
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- o Configurable reordering of the hotlist/local usernames list (last used->top)
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- o A "system beep" option for users without soundcards
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- o Option for system-modal ring dialogs
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- o Automatic detection/warning of "questionable" winsock confgurations
-
- o Saves and restores talk window size/position
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- o On-line help!!
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- 5.0 Bugs fixed
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-
- Version 1.24:
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- * Correctly save orientation in window style dialog
-
- * "shift-ins" pasting will now work correctly across the net
-
- Version 1.23:
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- * Better algorithm for retrying during scan for talk daemon
-
- * No more "notsock" errors in Trumpet
-
- * Listbox-drawing problem under NT fixed (local usernames + hotlist dlgs)
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