Cooltalk

This is *not* a Stroud review, this is from the marketing spiel at http://www.netscape.com/comprod/products/navigator/version_3.0/cooltalk/index.html CoolTalk is an Internet telephone tool included with Netscape Navigator 3.0 that provides high-quality audio conferencing, a full-featured whiteboard, and text-based communications using the chat tool. With CoolTalk you can now talk and work collaboratively with friends and colleagues anywhere in the world via the Internet. And since CoolTalk works seamlessly with Navigator 3.0, you can send and receive calls directly from any Web page. CoolTalk features include: Audio conferencing - Talk "live" with friends and associates across the Internet with full duplex sound so that you can speak and be heard simultaneously. It's as easy to use as a phone, but without any expensive long-distance charges. CoolTalk includes a speed dialer, Caller ID functionality, call screening, and mute buttons. High-quality audio - Multiple compression formats enable low-bandwidth operation, while letting users with faster network and high-speed modem connections take advantage of the highest audio quality. CoolTalk Phonebook - A Web-based phonebook makes it easy to locate other CoolTalk users. Answering machine - CoolTalk's answering machine records messages and caller information while you're away. Shared Whiteboard - While you talk with a colleague via CoolTalk, you can both be viewing the same graphic image and editing it in real time with a full range of drawing, zoom, and markup tools. Import, save, and print TIFF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, EPS, TARGA, RASTER, and SGI files. Chat tool - This text-based tool lets you send and receive typed messages, as well as entire text files, while using CoolTalk. Setup Wizard - Get up and running fast thanks to CoolTalk's interactive Setup Wizard and online Help. Dial-up IP support - Full support for both dynamic and static IP connections through dial-up PPP and SLIP connections. Multimedia-enabled - CoolTalk and its technology will serve as the basis for upcoming LiveMedia applications that will be based on the RTP standard. Multiplatform-ready - CoolTalk is available with Navigator 3.0 for Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital Unix, and IRIX. Versions for Macintosh and additional Unix platforms will be available soon.