Download/HomepageWinTalk is an implementation of the UNIX talk
protocols for Microsoft Windows 3.1 and above. The ZIP file
contains a Setup which will install the appropriate version (16
or 32-bit) on your system.
WinTalk allows two-way text-based conversation between two users
in realtime. It supports the Unix TALK protocol, so can talk to
Unix users as well as anyone else running TALK software such as
WinTalk. If you're having friends at some University or in other
Unix-addicted environment, you'll love this tool.
WinTalk provides several benefits over Unix TALK, such as:
One-click answering; the ability to refuse or ignore individual
talks; a hotlist of frequently-called users; graphical
customizations such as color and font; cut-and-paste text across
the application, hence across the net; and more.
It's nice to chat (text, not voice, sorry!) with a friend NOT on
an IRC channel and in real real-time. I keep it in the system
tray all day long, so if a friend want to spend some time with
me, WinTalk plays a WAV and pops up a dialog box showing who's
calling me and asking me to accept or refuse the connection, or
just ignore it. For the newbies: if you're using a dial-up
Internet connection and your name/IP is variable, it's not as
cozy as if you were using a LAN. However, if this is you who are
initiating the conversation, this shouldn't bother you.
Since it's freeware, you can only get tech support by reading the
FAQ from the product's Homepage.
If you ever worked under any Unix flavour and have ever used
'talk', then WinTalk will be a close friend to you. For other
people... just try it!
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