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- VocalTec Internet Phone (TM)
- Version 2.5 (Build 8) - April, 1995
- ====================================
- Copyright(c) 1995 by VocalTec Ltd.
-
-
- Changes/Fixes from previous releases:
- -------------------------------------
-
- Skip this section if you're new to the Internet Phone.
-
- 1. The Internet Phone now uses its own network of servers, instead of
- the public IRC network.
-
- 2. The list of users now can specify a port number. All Internet Phone
- Servers now support both the standard IRC server (6667) and a new
- port, 6670
-
- 2. Fixed bug in volume, which sometimes had no affect while talking.
-
- 3. New registration mechanism (does not affect already-registered users)
-
- 4. The list of Topics and list of Users are less "jumpy" when users join
- and leave a channel that you're in.
-
- 5. Also, the current user and topic are kept when the dialog is reloaded.
-
- 6. Better handling of erroneous topic names.
-
- 7. Show a mark for registered users
-
- 8. Fixed some "Server not responding" situations.
-
- 9. "CONNECTION TIMEOUT" message changed to "CONNECTION LOST".
-
- 10. A new message "USER NOT ACCESSIBLE" will appear when getting no response from
- a user while trying to call him.
-
- 11. In earlier builds, the caller would get the speak permission, leaving the
- callee in listen mode for several seconds. Now the callee will go to idle
- mode if the caller does not start to talk.
-
- 12. Fixed problems for audio boards that needed the FormatTable17= line in
- the IPHONE.INI in order to work:
-
- IBM PCMCIA Audio,
- DSP Solutions PORT*ABLE Sound,
- Media Vision AudioPort,
- Turtle Beach MultiSound,
- Turtle Beach Tahiti Quad,
- New Media .WAVjammer
-
- If you have any of those audio boards, and added the above line, then you
- should remove it now.
-
- 13. Various fixes in the help.
-
- 14. Will run on Windows NT as a 16 bit application.
-
-
-
- In order to use Internet Phone, you need...
- -------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Windows 3.1 or higher.
-
- 2. 8MB of RAM recommended.
-
- 3. 486SX 25Mhz or faster recommended.
-
- 4. Windows compatible audio board, with speaker and microphone.
-
- 5. TCP/IP software with WINSOCK 1.1 support.
-
- 6. A SLIP/PPP, or direct Internet connection (14,400 baud minimum).
-
-
-
- Installing the Internet Phone
- -----------------------------
-
- 1. Make sure that your microphone and speaker work properly,
- by recording yourself using the Microsoft's Sound Recorder.
- See "Preparing Your Audio Device" section, below.
-
- 2. Create a directory on your hard-disk
- e.g.: MD C:\IPHONE
-
- 3. From that directory, execute the self-extracting archive
- C:\IPHONE> IPHONE08.EXE
-
- 4. Choose File/Run and execute C:\IPHONE\ADDICONS
- A new program-manager group file will be created, with icons for The
- Internet Phone and Help file
-
- 5. Double-click the Internet Phone icon.
-
- 6. The first time you run the Internet Phone Software, a Quick Tour will
- be suggested to you.
-
- 7. Start talking with the rest of the world!
-
-
-
- Removing the Internet Phone
- ---------------------------
-
- If you installed the Internet Phone, and wishes to remove it, or even
- just to re-locate it in another directory, then you should do the
- following:
-
- 1. Load the file WIN.INI into a text edit (e.g. NOTEPAD)
-
- 2. Locate the "[Sounds]" section
-
- 3. Inside that section, remove all "Internet Phone" sounds.
-
- 4. If you then run the Internet Phone again, it will re-install its
- sound files from its new current directory.
-
- 5. If relocate the Internet Phone without removing these entries, you'll
- notice that the indication sounds (busy, ringing, etc) are gone.
-
-
-
- About The Internet Phone Network
- --------------------------------
-
- The Internet Phone uses servers network to show the currently on-line
- users. The actual talk is done directly between the PC's running the
- Internet Phone, and not via the servers.
-
- The Internet Phone network is now growing daily. To get the latest list
- of servers, get the file IRCSRVRS.INI from the FTP site
- ftp.vocaltec.com /pub
- or from our WEB site http://www.vocaltec.com/net.html
-
-
-
- Selecting a Server
- ------------------
-
- In order to use the Internet Phone, you must be connected to an Internet
- Phone Server, which uses the IRC protocol.
-
- When you first run the Internet Phone, the list of Internet Phone Servers.
- You can select different server anytime you like.
-
- It is better to select the one nearest to you. However, there isn't any
- difference which server you connect to: All servers hold an updated list
- of all Internet Phone users.
-
- Once you're connected to the network, you can call any other Internet
- Phone user that is connected to the Internet Phone network. There is no
- need for both of you to use the same IRC server.
-
- Please note that by "nearest" we mean over the net, but usually
- geographically close places have a better network connection.
-
- It is possible to connect to an IRC server outside of the Internet Phone
- network. In this case, will be able to talk only with Internet Phone
- users using the same network.
-
-
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
-
- Before calling VocalTec for technical support, please do the following:
-
- 1. Check the TroubleShooting from the Help menu in the Internet Phone.
- It contains a list of problems and solutions.
-
- 2. Select "Technical Support" from the Help menu for information on how
- to contact VocalTec.
-
-
-
- END of README.TXT
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