A screenshot of a chat app along with hosting, browsing, user info and Preferences windows. The OS is MacOS 8.

A screenshot of a chat app along with hosting, browsing, user info and Preferences windows. The OS is System 7.1

A scan of a flyer for GlobalTalk Chat 1.2 clearly printed on an ImageWriter

GlobalTalk Chat 1.2 Release Notes • The Host functionality has undergone a substantial rewrite to the point it 1a now a public feature in the distributed version. Host your own chat room! • Host networking rewrite: It can now handle many requests in a short amount of time (eg, when a new message comes in) without dropping requests. • Client networking rewrite: • It now does a more thorough job of retrying after temporary network outages, including if the host has been restarted onto a different node/socket. • Added an interrupt-based keepalive so that you won't time out from the server if another program is not giving up idle time - eg. a dialog is on screen or you are holding down a menu. • Support for Apple Talk networks with no zones