Overview:

This section is for the chat applications that you use to connect to a friend or group of friends directly, rather than meeting them on a server like you do in IRC. Many of these can just be left to run, so your friend can page you when he comes online, or let a group of people chat together, some use voice, video and more. If you're looking for an IRC or Room-based chat program, take a look at Chat - IRC/Rooms.

Enhanced CU-SeeMe

• Version Number: 3.1 Preview 2
• Revision Date: November 22, 1997
• File Name: cu31p2.exe
• Byte Size: 10,214,480
• License: Shareware
• HomePage: http://www.cu-seeme.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Color multi-point videoconferencing over IP supporting all connection speeds. Includes video, audio, chat and shared whiteboard capabilities.
  
• Winner of the Pick of the Week for February 24, 1997!
  

IChat Pager

• Version Number: 1.1
• Revision Date: August 9, 1997
• File Name: pager.exe
• Byte Size: 2,759,189
• License: Freeware
• Homepage: http://www.ichat.com/pager
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: With ipage a quick glance of your list of "friends and associates" will let you know who is online at that moment. Contact any number of friends and associates and bring them all to a private chat room for group discussions or just to catch-up.
  

ICQ

• Version Number: 98 A
• Revision Date: December 4, 1997
• File Name: icq98a.exe
• Byte Size: 1,429,948
• License: Beta
• Homepage: http://www.icq.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: ICQ is a revolutionary, user-friendly, Internet program that tells you who's online at all times. No longer will you search in vain for friends & associates on the 'net. ICQ does the searching for you, alerting you in real time when friends or colleagues sign on. In addition, ICQ continually tells you which of your friends & colleagues are online.
  
• Winner Cream of The Crop for June 1997
  

Internet Phone

• Version Number: 5.0.135
• Revision Date: November 26, 1997
• File Name: iphone50.exe
• Byte Size: 8,915,093
• License: Demo
• HomePage: http://www.vocaltec.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Excellent two way real-time voice chat in Half & Full Duplex with users list to choose.
  

Internet Talk

• Version Number: 1.6
• Revision Date: December 1, 1997
• File Name: italk16.exe
• Byte Size: 357,451
• License: 30 day Demoware
• NT Compatible: Yes
• HomePage: http://freespace.virgin.net/philip.plant/italk
• Description: Allows you to communicate in real time with other Internet users around the world. Makes use of well established Unix talk protocols and gives you the potential to get in touch with literally millions of people. Useful in the office for transferring files (documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc.) between computers. Incorporates an automatic user detection and addressbook facility. Makes use of the powerful Blowfish encryption algorithm to help ensure that your conversations remain private. Crammed full of useful features, including an automatic call answering service, call logging, and multiple file transferral and conversation sessions.
  

OnLive! Talker

• Version Number: 2.0
• Revision Date: June 30, 1996
• File Name: talker20.exe
• Byte Size: 2,302,794
• License: Shareware
• HomePage: http://www.onlive.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Allows groups of people to talk with their own voices while viewing existing Web content. OnLive! Talker lets users join communities of interest right on their favorite Web pages where they can meet and talk with groups of people from around the world using their own voices. Can work as a Plug-In for either Netscape (2.01 or later) or Microsoft's Internet Explorer (3.0 or later).
  

Pagoo

• Version Number: 1.3
• Revision Date: October 26, 1997
• File Name: pagoo13.exe
• Byte Size: 591,015
• License: Freeware
• HomePage: http://www.pagoo.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Amazing new service that brings a pager to your desktop! With a toll free call, people can page you with a voice or text message, right on your desktop. And its totally supported by its advertisers (one advertisement a day) so you don't pay a penny! Now includes email counter.
  

PowWow

• Version Number: 3.21
• Revision Date: October 14, 1997
• File Name: pw3232.exe
• Byte Size: 2,523,379
• License: Freeware
• Homepage: http://www.tribal.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Allows up to seven (7) people to chat via keyboard or voice, travel to web pages together, exchange files and photographs and play associated event sounds for whatever you choose.
  
• Winner of the Pick of the Week for January 20, 1997!
  

PowWow for Kids

• Version Number: 3.1 Official Release
• Revision Date: March 31, 1997
• File Name: kp3231.exe
• Byte Size: 2,753,895
• License: Freeware
• Homepage: http://www.tribal.com/kids.htm
• Also Required: Password
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Kids Powwow is a Powwow version strictly for children (up to age 13). It links with our Powwow for Kids home page and provides features that help provide a protective environment for children who want to use Powwow. It alerts children when an adult pages them, or when they page an adult. The adult version of Powwow (versions 3.0+) will also display a warning to the user indicating that they are connected to a child. The Kids home page provides a White Pages for children and children's conferences. The children's conferences have profanity filters to disallow the transmission of profanity in conference mode. To register as a Powwow kid, a valid email address must exist for the child. A registration password is given out through email and the password must be entered prior to using the program.
  

QuickMsg

• Version Number: 1.0b
• Revision Date: April 9, 1997
• File Name: QMSG10B.ZIP
• Byte Size: 166,165
• License: Freeware
• Homepage: http://www.refresh.demon.co.uk/
• NT Compatible: Unknown
• Description: An easy to use interpersonal chat program, you can use it to either send a message sort of like email, or you can connect direct to the other party and have a chat in realtime. QuickMsg sits on your taskbar tray when not in use.
  

Rendezvous

• Version Number: 2.09 Build 16
• Revision Date: September 26, 1997
• File Name: rendv32.exe
• Byte Size: 1,404,515
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://rendezvous.visualtek.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: Rendezvous is a real-time collaboration software tool that integrates a full-featured whiteboard and text-based communications over the Internet/Intranet. While you chat, you can draw simultaneously on a common canvas, and exchange files and screen snapshots with participants. Includes an excellent shared whiteboard, allowing you to chat with colleague(s) and view/edit the same graphic image in real time with a full range of drawing & markup tools. Import and export GIF, JPEG and BMP files on Java applications as well as in the Windows environment. Various user functions similar to IRC are available.
  

Web Phone

• Version Number: 3.1
• Revision Date: November 5, 1997
• File Name: wpsetup.exe
• Byte Size: 1,282,895
• License: Shareware
• Homepage: http://www.itelco.com
• NT Compatible: Yes
• Description: A new IRC program in the tradition of Internet Phone, with a different, phone console-type interface.
  

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