Snaptalk 3.SNAPTALK 3. Glass Bead Software. c2002. Mac OS 8, 9, OS X native. Educational/nonprofit pricing: 2 users, $36.00; 50 users, $36Z00; calf for site license. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. This easy-to-use instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. application doesn't require the Internet or a server, as AOL's Instant Messenger AOL's instant messaging service. See AIM and instant messaging. does, and it's cheaper and simpler than the MacPopUp messaging system Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent . It's useful for quick communication between teachers, librarians and administrators, or between teachers and students in a computer lab or classroom. Participation is limited to people registered with the same serial code: the program runs in the background on computers, and scans the network for other available users. Version 3 innovations include a "While You Were Out" log of messages; a time stamp See timestamp. for every message; the ability to send messages to multiple people, and to archive transcripts; and the option to encrypt messages and to attach files. Messages can be spoken aloud by the computer for blind users, and instant messaging is obviously helpful for deaf students, too. Glass Bead Software also offers Snap-Mail, for non-Internet intra-office messaging, chat, and file transfers. Both applications are well worth considering in any large school system or building. Paula Rohrlisk, KLIATT SOFTWARE PRODUCERS/DISTRIBUTORS Bridges.com Inc. 808 Commerce Park Dr. Ogdensburg, NY 13669 800-281-1168 www.bridges.com Glass Bead Software 29 Martin St. Acton, MA 01720 978-263-9956 www.glassbead.com |
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