What is WinTalk?



WinTalk allows Windows users who have the WINSOCK DLL installed on their system to participate in real-time conversations with remote users, using the popular Unix “ntalk” and “

talk” protocols.  The program acts as both a talk client and server, responding to remote talk requests with a pop-up “ring” dialog, an auditory ring, or both.





How do I use it?



Windows 3.1 / Windows NT:



Once you start WinTalk, the smiley-face icon will appear at the bottom of your screen.  To access WinTalk functions, click once on the icon with the left mouse button to bring up the system menu.



Windows 95 (taskbar option)



Without the icon tray option, WinTalk will start up as a taskbar pane (just like any other minimized application.  You will not be able to expand the pane into a main window, because WinTalk has no “main window” - all the functions are accessed through the system menu of the taskbar pane, which you access by right clicking on it.



Windows 95 (icon tray option)



If you’ve chosen the icon tray option, WinTalk will appear only as a small icon in the ‘tray’ area of your taskbar.  Clicking on the icon will bring up the WinTalk main menu.