Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!dftsrv!hq!martin
From: martin@hq.af.mil (Gregory.J.Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Need 'phone' or 'talk' program for Novell
Message-ID: <3369@hq.af.mil>
Date: 20 Sep 90 13:11:07 GMT
References: <221@nachos.SSESCO.com> <20382@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Reply-To: martin@hq.af.mil (Gregory.J.Martin)
Distribution: na
Organization: Air Force HQ, The Pentagon
Lines: 14

In article <20382@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> crowed@ECE.ORST.EDU (David Crowe Jr.) writes:  
>
>At my site, many users have begun using it instead of the phone.
>

The Banyan VINES NOS comes with a "CHAT" program that allows conference
"calls" with up to five users.  But I have to say, Chat drives me nuts.  I can
be on and off the phone with someone in less than 1/5 the time it takes for
the same conversation using Chat.  Since I don't know two many people who can
type or read as fast as they can talk and listen, it just seems to waste a lot
of time.  Unless, of course, you're talking about someone and don't want to say
nasty things about them out loud. 8-)

...Greg  (martin@hq.af.mil)