Crosstalk is a product that has been around for almost a decade. Produced by the folks at DCA, Inc., it is the granddaddy of commercial terminal programs. With a price tag of $125.90, the product is priced higher than its Microcom counterpart. Packed in a black cover with yellow letters, the box is striking in its effect to draw users. Inside you will find a User's Guide, Programmer's Reference, both size disks, free offer to try CompuServe and a free offer to try Genie.

This was originally published on September 26, 1995. It's funny to think that remote access to a network was through remote control of a machine. This concept has morphed into VNC.

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This is an interesting ad that appeard in May of 1992. I can't remember if we sold the ad or it was a swap for a product. I do remember that Parson's Technology was quickly becoming a large software house. For the life of me I couldn't remember Virucide.

I was able to find a press release discussing the new version.  

Here is the advertisement:

Originally published on September 26, 1995.

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This review was originally published in June of 1992. It's a fascinating look at how people connected online prior to the internet. One of the things I had forgotten was the ability to use modems across a network. You could actually map your com port a modem on the network. With the proliferation of broadband and routers this became unnecessary.

Two commercial packages released within two weeks of each other promise to whip Windows into shape, so that seamless communications in Windows becomes a reality.