Remote Update

If you're running Windows 3.1 or DOS, 16-bit remote-access software will make far-flung communications easier. Here's a report on some leading programs for those two OSes.

CoSession Remote 7.0 is the upgraded version of CoSession for Windows 6.0, which itself was released only last December. In the meantime, Artisoft, best known for LANtastic, acquired Triton Technologies, the developer of CoSession. Like version 6.0, the latest iteration is a 16-bit program that supports long filenames when you transfer data within the Windows 95 environment. Version 6.0 marked the first time CoSessi on could transfer only the modified data in files. Artisoft says version 7.0 offers incremental speed improvements for screen updates and when running scripts, thanks to improvements in caching and compression.

Microcom has no im mediate plans to upgrade Carbon Copy 3.0, which remains a solid product for Windows 3.1 The current version is simple to use and costs only $99.

ReachOut 5.0 from Stac Electronics comes with a scripting language and terminal emulation for a competitive price of $100.

NetRemote 6.0, from McAfee, licenses Artisoft's (formerly Triton's) technology to offer remote access with features like file synchronization and file-update transfers. Retail price is only $65.

Norton-Lambert's Close-Up 6.0 is undergoing a rewrite from a 16- to a 32-bit program. The company declined to announce a release date.