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PowWow Release Notes
Copyright 1995 by Tribal Voice
All Rights Reserved.
POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 4 - Released November 1, 1995
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GENTLE REMINDER: Please refer to the PowWow User's Guide (POWWOW.WRI or
POWWOW.DOC) for complete information on using PowWow.
New Features
------------
o None.
Changes
-------
o None.
Bug Fixes
---------
o Fixed problem with Personal JPEG Picture display in 256 color mode.
Now displays with better color and draws faster.
o Fixed several problems with connecting to others and being connected
to by others.
Known Bugs
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o None.
POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 3 - Released October 22, 1995
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GENTLE REMINDER: Please refer to the PowWow User's Guide (POWWOW.WRI or
POWWOW.DOC) for complete information on using PowWow.
New Features
------------
o None. See Changes, below (this section)
Changes
-------
o PowWow now saves all Local Information settings when you press
the OK button. From the Main Menu, select SETUP|LOCAL INFO.
Bug Fixes
---------
o Fixed a GPF problem when changing chat buffer sizes while connected
to other people.
o Fixed problems with Personal JPEG Picture and File Transfer
requests not being recognized.
Known Bugs
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See 1.7 beta 2 Known Bugs
POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 2 - Released October 19, 1995
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New Features
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o Picture this! PowWow now allows you to transfer and display JPEG's
of yourself and others. Any JPEG of up to 10Kb in size can be used.
To specify your picture, select SETUP|LOCAL INFO|JPEG PICTURE FILE
from the main menu. Pictures can be saved on your hard disk for
"easy access" the next time you chat with that photogenic special
someone. To view someone's picture, click on the "eye" mini-icon on
their menu bar (there is no menu command for this, currently).
To remove a picture, edit the [PICTURES] section of your POWWOW.INI
file.
o Nicknames! You can now display your own name or handle in place of
you PowWow Local User I.D. To create/edit your nickname, go to
SETUP|LOCAL INFO|REAL NAME/HANDLE from the Main Menu. To toggle
between displaying a PowWow Local User I.D. and name, click on the
person's menu bar.
o Go home! You can now specify your home page for others to go to
under SETUP|LOCAL INFO|HOME PAGE. Any valid URL of up to 255 characters
can be used. To go to someone's home page, click on the "home"
mini-icon on their menu bar (there is no menu command for this, currently)
Changes
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o The "Direct Connect" option under SETUP|LOCAL INFO has been removed
since it does not actually do anything.
Bug Fixes
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o Fixed a GPF problem with the chat buffers caused when the buffer
reached its maximum size.
o Fixed problem with Cruise ending when one party quit cruising.
Known Bugs
----------
o Changing the buffer sizes while connect to another person causes a
GPF. You can get around this by disconnecting, changing the buffer
size, and reconnecting. (FIXED - 1.7 beta 3)
POWWOW VERSION 1.7 beta 1 - Released September 20, 1995
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NOTE: Because of the excellent feedback received from all of
you, we have added many new features and bug-fixes in
this release. In fact, we've added so many new features
and bug-fixes that we've decided to skip over the 1.6
version number and call this release Version 1.7 beta 1.
Kudos to PowWow beta-tester Randy Vaughn who suggested
several of the new features, helped us squash some bugs
under Windows NT, and, most importantly, sent us coffee.
New Features
------------
o More icons! Each person you chat with now has mini-icons for
disconnect, file send, voice chat request, talk, and private
chat (Thanks, Randy!).
o Speaking of private chat, a private chat feature has been
added to allow two people to chat without others seeing what
is being typed.
o Added support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer (tested under
Windows 95 only)
o Allow users to add their own .WAV files to PowWow. To remove
.WAV files, open your C:\WINDOWS\POWWOW.INI file, go to the
[Sounds] section and erase the lines/sounds you no longer wish
to play.
o Choice of sending either a male or female voice with Bye, Cool,
and Hi There .WAV files. Two female voices included for Cool.
Try using COOL_F2.WAV as COOL_F.WAV and let us know which you
prefer.
o PowWow now plays a a chat request wave (filename: CHATREQ.WAV)
when a chat is requested.
o Support for additional PowWow White Page servers has been
added.
Changes
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o Hangup now defaults to all.
o Moved Sound Options setting from Runtime Dialogue Box to Setup
menu.
Bug Fixes
---------
o Voice Request Refuse is now saved under Runtime Configuration
options.
o PowWow no longer starts a second instance under Windows NT.
POWWOW VERSION 1.6 beta 2 - Released August 3, 1995
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Changes
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o Changed voice chat routine to decrease "break-up" and sound gaps.
Should be most obvious with Low- and Medium-Resolutions.
o Microsoft .WAV sound files are no longer played during voice chats
o Clicking on the PowWow icon in the program folder after it has been
started brings the current PowWow to the foreground instead of starting
a second copy of PowWow.
o By popular demand, replaced the [help] button on the toolbar with a
[sounds] button.
POWWOW VERSION 1.6 beta - Released July 31, 1995
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New Features
------------
o Voice chat - can now talk with people if both parties have a
sound card with speakers and microphone.
o Can now play a predefined set of Microsoft .WAV sound files with
everyone your chatting with.
o Added a tool-bar with buttons for the most frequently-used commands.
o Added answering machine (message only) for when you need to leave
your computer.
o Added option to go directly to PowWow White Pages on Tribal
Voice's World-Wide Web server.
Changes
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o Increased the maximum number of simultaneous users from five
(5) to seven (7).
o PowWow Local User I.D.'s are no longer case-sensitive.
o Changed the requestor on the dialogue boxes to make it harder to
accidentally accept or refuse a request
o Renamed "Cruise" menu with "Utilities" menu to reflect the many
new options available from it.
o Removed sample PowWow address book--too many problems with
people overwriting their existing one.
o Increased time-out when launching cruises to prevent "Remote
host unable to talk to browser"-type error messages.
o Updated documentation to reflect that PowWow password are seven
(7) characters in length, not eight (8).
Bug Fixes
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o You can no longer accept chats from yourself.
o You will no longer see multiple chat windows from the same person.
o PowWow can now be started as a minimized application.
o Double-clicking on chat window's scroll bars works much better now.
Known Bugs
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o None.
Not Implemented
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We are considering adding the following features in subsequent releases of
PowWow. Please send us email letting us know which features are/are not
important to you. Due to the number of messages we get we cannot respond
to each message, however, they will be read by us. Please send your email
to powwow@tribal.com
o Cut & Paste (Yes, we will add this soon. Do *NOT* email us, we know
how important this is to you and will be adding it as soon as possible).
o Select the background colors.
o Helper Applications, to identify downloaded files by their 3-character
extension and perform an operation against them (load a viewer, etc.).
o Save a log of the conversation.
o Load and save schemes for the Microsoft .WAV sound files.
o Macros. 'Nuff said.
POWWOW VERSION 1.5 - Released June 5, 1995
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PowWow now comes with a sample PowWow address book, POWBOOK.DAT. If
you have created a PowWow address book with a previous version, do
not overwrite it with the sample.
New Features
------------
o When requesting a chat, a 50 character message can be sent
as a subject or memo.
o PowWow now creates a POWWOW.LOG file that can be viewed by
selecting Connect|View Log.
o Selective disconnect from users during a chat.
o Selective saving of PowWow I.D.'s to the PowWow Book during
a chat.
o Added sample POWBOOK.DAT with entry for PowWow technical
support.
o PowWow address can be specified in Program Item Properties to
connect with someone.
o PowWow can be toggled selectively as "always on top."
Bug Fixes
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o Chat windows can no longer be moved.
o Fixed problem with incorrect font being loaded in some
circumstances.
o Cursor tracking fixed when windows re-sized.
o NetScape no longer loses URL association with PowWow.
o Fixed GPF's that occurred in some cases when cruising and
disconnecting.
POWWOW VERSION 1.4B - Released May 24, 1995
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o Updated POWWOW.WRI because MS-Word did not preserve tabs and
special characters correctly when saving in Microsoft Write
format.
POWWOW VERSION 1.4B - Released May 23, 1995
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New Features
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o Increased number of users to five (5).
o Improved support for dynamic SLIP connections.
o Improved compatibility with firewalls (file transfers and
WWW cruise now work from behind firewalls).
o Added discreet path to save PowWow Book in.
o Added word-wrap in chat windows.
o More stress testing (sent 35Mb files over T-1 using PowWow).
Bug Fixes
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o PowWow now saves font correctly.
o Fixed problem with text disappearing behind scroll bars.
o Others bug fixes too numerous and trivial to mention.
Known Bugs
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o Text still does not wrap when chat window resized. (FIXED - 1.5)
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