VocalTec Internet Phone (TM)
    Version 2.5 (Build 8) - April, 1995
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     Copyright(c) 1995 by VocalTec Ltd.


Changes/Fixes from previous releases:
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Skip this section if you're new to the Internet Phone.

1. The Internet Phone now uses its own network of servers, instead of
   the public IRC network.

2. The list of users now can specify a port number. All Internet Phone
   Servers now support both the standard IRC server (6667) and a new
   port, 6670

2. Fixed bug in volume, which sometimes had no affect while talking.

3. New registration mechanism (does not affect already-registered users)

4. The list of Topics and list of Users are less "jumpy" when users join
   and leave a channel that you're in.

5. Also, the current user and topic are kept when the dialog is reloaded.

6. Better handling of erroneous topic names.

7. Show a mark for registered users

8. Fixed some "Server not responding" situations.

9. "CONNECTION TIMEOUT" message changed to "CONNECTION LOST".

10. A new message "USER NOT ACCESSIBLE" will appear when getting no response from
   a user while trying to call him.

11. In earlier builds, the caller would get the speak permission, leaving the
   callee in listen mode for several seconds. Now the callee will go to idle
   mode if the caller does not start to talk.

12. Fixed problems for audio boards that needed the FormatTable17= line in
    the IPHONE.INI in order to work:

	IBM PCMCIA Audio,
	DSP Solutions PORT*ABLE Sound,
	Media Vision AudioPort,
	Turtle Beach MultiSound,
	Turtle Beach Tahiti Quad,
	New Media .WAVjammer

    If you have any of those audio boards, and added the above line, then you
    should remove it now.

13. Various fixes in the help.

14. Will run on Windows NT as a 16 bit application.



In order to use Internet Phone, you need...
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1. Windows 3.1 or higher.

2. 8MB of RAM recommended.

3. 486SX 25Mhz or faster recommended.

4. Windows compatible audio board, with speaker and microphone.

5. TCP/IP software with WINSOCK 1.1 support.

6. A SLIP/PPP, or direct Internet connection (14,400 baud minimum).



Installing the Internet Phone
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1. Make sure that your microphone and speaker work properly,
   by recording yourself using the Microsoft's Sound Recorder.
   See "Preparing Your Audio Device" section, below.

2. Create a directory on your hard-disk
    e.g.: MD C:\IPHONE

3. From that directory, execute the self-extracting archive
    C:\IPHONE> IPHONE08.EXE

4. Choose File/Run and execute C:\IPHONE\ADDICONS
   A new program-manager group file will be created, with icons for The
   Internet Phone and Help file

5. Double-click the Internet Phone icon.

6. The first time you run the Internet Phone Software, a Quick Tour will
   be suggested to you.

7. Start talking with the rest of the world!



Removing the Internet Phone
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If you installed the Internet Phone, and wishes to remove it, or even
just to re-locate it in another directory, then you should do the
following:

1. Load the file WIN.INI into a text edit (e.g. NOTEPAD)

2. Locate the "[Sounds]" section

3. Inside that section, remove all "Internet Phone" sounds.

4. If you then run the Internet Phone again, it will re-install its
   sound files from its new current directory.

5. If relocate the Internet Phone without removing these entries, you'll
   notice that the indication sounds (busy, ringing, etc) are gone.



About The Internet Phone Network
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The Internet Phone uses servers network to show the currently on-line
users. The actual talk is done directly between the PC's running the
Internet Phone, and not via the servers.

The Internet Phone network is now growing daily. To get the latest list
of servers, get the file IRCSRVRS.INI from the FTP site
ftp.vocaltec.com /pub
or from our WEB site http://www.vocaltec.com/net.html



Selecting a Server
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In order to use the Internet Phone, you must be connected to an Internet
Phone Server, which uses the IRC protocol.

When you first run the Internet Phone, the list of Internet Phone Servers.
You can select different server anytime you like.

It is better to select the one nearest to you. However, there isn't any
difference which server you connect to: All servers hold an updated list
of all Internet Phone users.

Once you're connected to the network, you can call any other Internet
Phone user that is connected to the Internet Phone network. There is no
need for both of you to use the same IRC server.

Please note that  by  "nearest"  we  mean  over  the  net,  but  usually
geographically close places have a better network connection.

It is possible to connect to an IRC server outside of the Internet Phone
network. In this case, will be able to talk only with Internet Phone
users using the same network.



Technical Support
-----------------

Before calling VocalTec for technical support, please do the following:

1. Check the TroubleShooting from the Help menu in the Internet Phone.
   It contains a list of problems and solutions.

2. Select "Technical Support" from the Help menu for information on how
   to contact VocalTec.



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