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NEW OS/2 APPLICATION: Revolutionary Software's InterCom version 1.00
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jtew@revsoft.is.net)
Sun Dec 24 10:37:32 1995
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 1995 09:45:29 GMT
From: jtew@revsoft.is.net
Reply-To: jtew@revsoft.is.net
Submitted by: Jonathan Tew (jtew@revsoft.is.net)
Source: Jonathan Tew (jtew@revsoft.is.net)
Date received: 1995 December 22
Date posted: 1995 December 23
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Intercom v1.00 for OS/2
Revolutionary Software
Copyright (c) 1995 by Jonathan Tew
* * * THIS IS A BETA RELEASE * * *
[moderator's note: the word "beta" does not appear in the v1.00 line above
as it did for the v0.99 announcement, which leads me to speculate that the
last line above isn't intended to be there either, but wasn't edited out from
the v0.99 announcement template used for this announcement]
"Revolutionary Software - Bringing the power to the platform."
FEATURES
========
InterCom is a telephone for the Internet. It allows you to
communicate with anyone around the world for free via the Internet.
It's features include:
o 32-Bit multithreaded PM application
o 16-Bit audio
o Real time compression
o Runs on anything from a 14.4K modem or faster
o Customizable settings to improve performance
o Caller ID
o Quick Dial
o Call Blocking
o Dialing Directory
o Answering Machine
o Electronic telephone book server
o Connect to multiple talk servers around the world
o Online help
o Easy installation
InterCom v1.00 is released in the form of a shareware version.
This version is fully functional.
InterCom is a native OS/2 32-Bit Application. It was designed
from the ground up to run specificly on OS/2 and is not based
off any other previously written products. This allows you
to take the greatest advantage of OS/2.
InterCom is IBM CID (Configuration, Installation, and Distribution)
enabled so that it installs and upgrades easily.
REQUIREMENTS
============
o OS/2 Warp running on 8MB or more RAM (12MB recommended)
o 8 or 16-Bit sound card capable of PCM audio (16-bit recommended)
o MMPM/2
o TCP/IP Internet Access Kit
o 14.4 modem or faster connection to the Internet (28.8 recommended)
FIXES AND ADDITIONS IN THIS VERSION
===================================
o ICTalk server now uses a single thread to handle all the connected clients.
This is more efficent and requires less system resources.
o All thread stacks are now 32K or greater. This solves the problem of running
out of space on the stack (SYS3171 errors).
o Major improvement in the send/recv protocol which speed up transmition time
dramaticly over long distances.
o Improved semaphore coordination on main thread which should help to stop
any user interface lockups due to waiting on a semaphore.
o Add to Dialing Directory button in Caller ID group now unhighlights if the
caller ID entry already exists in the dialing directory.
o Moved help submenu to the rigth side of the menu bar.
o If dynamic IP chosen in the configuration notebook for the first time then
InterCom automaticly logs into the ICDynaIP server when the configuration
is saved instead of having to reload InterCom.
o Fixed socket being set in blocking mode if you were called.
o Removed memory leak checker which might have been locking up the user
interface.
FTP SUPPORT
===========
It can be found on the following FTP sites.
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/incoming/ic100.zip
ftp://revsoft2.is.net/ic/ic100.zip
WWW SUPPORT
===========
Information and periodic updates can also be obtained from the
Revolutionary Software WWW server at:
http://revsoft2.is.net/ic/intercom.html
If you run an OS/2 based WWW page then I would appreciate you
adding a link to our WWW server to promote this product.
CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
=====================
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS are always welcome.
If you find any bugs or have suggestions on how to improve the
product, write me an e-mail at:
jtew@revsoft.is.net
