johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu (12/31/90)
In article <7276@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>, lsh@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Tsuma Kavazi) writes... >In article <40225@nigel.ee.udel.edu> johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu writes: >>Timbuktu and Carbon-Copy Mac provide some...features at a...price. > >I agree that Okyoto is cheaper, but do you need two copies of it for two >computers communicating with each other? Yes. Okyto uses a "multiplexed error correcting protocol" in lieu of the the traditional single channel scheme. (I am just quoting the manual.) In English this means that it uses a special protocol that allows it to "broadcast and receive over five channels simultaneously." It is not just x,y, or zmodem with a trick user interface. [ In order to answer a question that was made a few times by e-mail, it can be configured easily with "multi-level password protection" -- I must have given the impression that an Okyto session was something akin to 'dropping all shields' in the neutral zone. ;-) Many WK/Okyto users are holdovers from the 'old' days of ... er, non-commercial, interpersonal telecommunications' <grin>; sometimes the manuals seem to emphasize or reflect the "hacker" potential over business applications.] >If not does anybody have a copy they could sell me, Okyoto alone, since >I use VersaTerm and have no need for WhiteKnight. How to get Okyto without becoming a registered White Knight user: Stand-alone copies of Okyto are available for $39.95 from the FreeSoft Company; 150 Hickory Drive, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, (412) 846-2700. Of course, life without White Knight is hopelessly primitive and dismal; so I strongly urge you to dig deep to come up with the small fortune ($75 to $95 depending on your choice of mail-order house) to get WK 11.10. Necessary Evil department: the License states that "each licensed copy should not reside or execute on more than one Macintosh computer at a time". This is a legal issue only: Okyto and WK are not copy-protected. Personally, I would try to audition before buying; it shouldn't be difficult to find a local Red Ryder/White Knight user who would happily arrange a demo. AppleTalk networks or local telephone calls make for simple, cheap testing. -- Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu) -- 38 Chambers St.; Newark, DE 19711; (302)368-1949 <-- voice -- My "Okyto" number is (302)731-1682 (if anyone who hasn't tried -- their Okyto yet would like a brief demo -- it's your nickel ...)