Communications Clients

last updated February 19, 1997


Internet Phone for Windows 3.x
Version Release 4
Date 12/9/96
Size 3226 Kb
Location ftp://ftp2.vocaltec.com/pub/iphone31.exe
Description Full-duplex, real-time voice communication over the 'net!
Status Demo version. Commercial version - $49.95
Company VocalTec
Information Internet Phone Page
Notes Full-duplex requires a full-duplex sound card or two sound cards
Also Available Windows 95 version
WebPhone 16-bit
Version 2.01
Date 2/7/97
Size 862 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.netspeak.com/pub/wp20-16e.exe
Description Full-duplex, real-time voice communication with an awesome interface!
Status Demo version - Limited to 3 minutes of speech. Commercial Version - $50
Company NetSpeak Corporation
Information About WebPhone
Also Available 95phone.html#webphone 32-bit version
Worlds Chat
Version 1.1 Release B
Date 11/27/96
Size 5041 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.worlds.net/pub/wcd11b.exe
Description A multi-user 3-Dimensional community with your own personal Avatar
Status Free demonstration - Gold commercial release also available ($32.95)
Company Worlds, Inc.
Information Welcome to Worlds Chat
PowWow
Version 3.1 Alpha 2
Date 2/19/97
Size 2437 Kb
Location ftp://apache.tribal.com/pub/ftp/PW1631A2.EXE
Description Dynamic text and voice-based communication as well as Netscape cruising
Status Freeware
Company Tribal Voice
Information The PowWow Page
Also Available 32-bit version and PowWow for Kids 16-bit v3.0 Beta 3 (2203 Kb)
TeleVox for Windows 3.x
Version 0.3 Beta
Date 8/12/96
Size 634 Kb
Location ftp://andromeda.connectsoft.net/pub/voxware/demo/tx16b020.exe
Description Yet another Internet phone application to hit the web
Status Freeware
Company Voxware, Inc.
Information About TeleVox
Also Available Windows 95 version
WebTalk
Version 1.0.2 Beta 2
Date 8/11/96
Size 2762 Kb
Location http://www.quarterdeck.com/qdeck/products/webtalk/
Description Competition to Internet Phone...QMosaic 2.02 is included as well
Status Commercialware - $69.95
Company Quarterdeck
Information The WebTalk Page
Speak Freely for Windows 3.x
Version 6.0
Date 4/10/96
Size 282 Kb
Location http://www.fourmilab.ch/speakfree/windows/16bit/speakfb.zip
Description Near real-time voice communication with encryption and compression
Status Freeware
Author John Walker
Information Speak Freely Home Page
Also Available Windows 95 version
FreeTel
Version 1.00
Date 4/10/96
Size 265 Kb
Location ftp://freetel.inter.net/pub/freetel/ft100.exe
Description Totally free real-time voice communication over the 'net
Status Freeware. Commercial Version - $29.95
Company FreeTel Communications, Inc.
Information The FreeTel Page
WinTalk 16-bit
Version 1.26
Date 3/22/96
Size 365 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.elf.com/pub/wintalk/wtalk126.zip
Description Text-based one-to-one communication on the 'net made simple
Status Freeware
Author Glen Daniels of Elf Communications, Inc.
Information About WinTalk
Notes The 16-bit and 32-bit versions are packaged together
Net2Phone
Version 6.13 Pre-Release
Date 1/11/97
Size 1289 Kb
Location http://www.net2phone.com/n2p613.exe
Description Call anyone in the world from your PC - and save money while doing so?
Status Freeware
Company IDT Corporation
Information Net2Phone Page
Sticky Notes
Version 0.87
Date 5/9/95
Size 92 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/misc/sticky/sticky87.zip
Description Allows for quick notes and information to be exchanged over the 'net
Status Freeware
Author John Dovey
Information Sticky Notes FAQ
Notes This is an upgrade only for users of v0.80 (384 Kb) and higher
Internet VoiceChat
Version 1.1
Date 1/7/95
Size 105 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.microserve.net/pub/msdos/winsock/ivc11.zip
Description Offers two-way voice comm over the 'net like IPhone, but not as quick
Status Shareware - $25
Author Richard L. Ahrens
Notes Requires Trumpet Winsock v2.0b or higher
WS Chat
Version 3.00
Date 5/21/95
Size 487 Kb
Location ftp://papa.indstate.edu/winsock-l/talk/ws_chat3.zip
Description Real-time bi-directional text-based chatting on the 'net
Status Beggarware
Author Danny Brands
Information About WS Chat
Internet Global Phone Project
Version Beta 2.01
Date 1/6/95
Size 87 Kb
Location ftp://ftp.eznet.net/pub/win/winsock/ivc/ig16_102.zip
Description Two-way voice comm over the 'net -- but very slow
Status Freeware
Company MicroWonders, Inc.