Power Features

User Friendly

Installs and configures itself automatically in Windows 95/98,Windows 3.x or DOS
Fully-automated, pull-down menus
Virus Detection in Host and Remote sides
Auto-dial, Redial, Auto Logon
Not copy protected
Manual is fully indexed & cross referenced
All Hot Keys are redefinable
Save all settable parameters
Customize menus without leaving the program
Direct connection supported
Remote has movable, current and elapsed time display (optional)
Remote side can bring up and control the Host's menus
Paths/subdirectories supported
Autobauding
Run Time Command Line Options
100% compatible with all earlier versions
Inactivity timeout (noise filtered)
Automatic Option save; automatically saves any changes you make
Dial from DOS prompt or Menus
Environment Variable support for networks on both Host and Remote sides
Automatic Monitor selection
Remove Host from memory
Point & Select Phone Book
Point & Select Modem List
Context Sensitive Help on screen
Faster, streamlined Pull-Down Menus
Full editing of existing or new modem drivers
First Letter Sensitive Menus
Satellite communications supported
Cellular communications supported

Windows

Photographic Memory records screens, only transmits changes
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Video Compression of all Windows video calls
Complete keyboard & mouse control in Windows
Runs full screen and windowed DOS programs remotely
Runs multiple Windows applications and multiple DOS applications simultaneously
Allows switching back & forth between applications in Windows
Run Windows on either or both Host and Remote sides
Video support up to 800 x 600 x 16 color

Expert System

Automatically analyzes system components and configures Close-Up for optimal speed on your PC
System diagnostics
Detailed report of PC's configuration
Solutions to common problems outlined
Custom installation supported

Screens

Un-Synchronized Screens; 3 types for faster remote screen viewing
Graphics: SVGA & VGA in Windows; VGA, EGA & CGA in DOS
Dynamic graphics refresh
Fast transfer of graphic screens
Screen 100% error checked/corrected (crc-16)
Transfers only screen information that has changed
Screen highlighting supported
Smart dynamic scroll
Writing to video memory supported

Keyboards

Keystrokes 100% error checked/corrected (optional)
Handles Shift keys (CTRL, ALT, Shift, etc.)
Handles Function keys
Movable Chat Window
Independent Hot (Command) Keys
Disable Host keyboard (optional)

Mouse Control

Remote Mouse Support; control programs with your mouse, remotely
Mouse-driven menus in Host & Remote sides
Full mouse support
Mouse trails support for laptops

Remote Printing

Print remotely using Windows 95, Windows 3.x or DOS
Print locally and/or remotely
Print locally and/or spool remotely
Background printing
Sliding window print transfer protocol
Print previously spooled files
Remote print received from Host can be printed, spooled, or ignored
Ignore printer output on Host or Remote PC
Paper out errors correctly handled
Prints and spools on networked PCs
Tab expansion redefinable

File Transfer

Point & Select file transfer interface lets you:
View directories from "Tree" of "File" view
Delete file & directories or create directories
Five transfer options include:
"Synchronize" marked files between PCs
"Mirror" directories between PCs
Overwrite older files only
Overwrite Always
Overwrite Never
Integration with Virus Checking programs in transfers
Sliding window file transfer protocol
File transfer integrated into both programs
Data transfer 100% error checked/corrected
Continuous, concurrent read and write
Compressed data transfers on the fly
COM & EXE files are compressed on the fly
Wildcards fully supported
Displays:
Files marked for transfer
Current time, Estimated time of completion
Number of bytes sent & remaining
Percent of file transferred
File transfer elapsed time
Per file compression rates
Overall file compression ratio
File transfer rate in bits per second (BPS)
File transfer from within applications programs
ZIP type files supported

Phone Book

Computerized Phone Book keeps names, numbers and comments
Phone Book for both Remote and Host sides
Dial by name or by number
Automatic sorting of entries
Supports long-distance numbers used
by Sprint, MCI, TMC, etc.
Quick reference index
Insert, delete & modify names, numbers, comments

Security

View Only Selection (Host side); provides security for banks, etc. Remote side can view with no keyboard control or file transfer control
Integration with Virus Checking programs in transfers
Stationary Dial-back Security (Host)
Roaming Dial-back Security (Host)
Multi-Level Password Security
Optional reboot on hangup
3 levels of error checking: Total, High, None
Restrictable File Transfer Rights
Passwords encrypted in memory
Passwords encrypted on disk
Password hierarchy
Blank Host screen (optional)
Bulletin board time-out feature

Record/Playback (DOS)

Record the screen as it changes, like a movie
Playback the recording from disk like a motion picture on your screen
Variable speed playback (fast or slow motion)
Snapshots of screens save all you see
Sequenced snapshots saved in disk carousel
Edit slides between carousels
Unlimited number of carousels allowed
View snapshots as a slide show
View forward/backward through slide carousel
Screen snapshots savable as ASCII files

Time & Billing

Host Transaction Log (optional)
Host tracking file contains:
Caller's name
Date, time in, time out, and elapsed time
Names & direction of files transferred
Remote Transaction Log (optional)
Remote tracking file contains:
Remote Operator's initials
Client name or account number
Comment field
Clients' phone number
Incoming or outgoing call notation
Date, time in, time out, and elapsed time
Multiple transaction logs are supported
Export Logs to all popular databases

Modem Commands (Modem)

Cellular modems supported
Modem Response Window to view modem activity
Modem Status in Remote menu
High speed modem initialization
Ultra Fast Hayes ESP serial boards supported
User defined modems (optional)
Updatable, expanding modem list from Norton-Lambert's bulletin board and CompuServe
Touch-tone or rotary dialing supported
Hangup hardware/software auto-selected
Auto-Answer user-selectable
Voice-to-data menu driven
Modem window for access to modems
Retain last number dialed
Dial progress monitoring (Remote side option)
Automatic redial

COM Ports (Modem)

Automatic Sensing of free COM ports
Supports COM1 through COM8
User defined COM ports (optional)
New high speed 16550 chips supported
Inactive status; frees up COM ports
Enabled (awake) and Disabled (sleep) states (allows the running of COM programs while Close-Up Host is still in memory)
Automatic setting of parity, data and stop bits
Supports concurrent running of Close-Up and another COM program or fax program
on another port
Baud rates: 300-115,200

Memory

Adjustable Buffers (Host side); customize Close-Up for your RAM (memory) needs
Smaller Memory (RAM) Profile (option)
HMA Extended memory used (host side)
Host program is memory resident, it runs in the background
Remote program runs in both foreground and background (using Windows)
Dynamic memory allocation
User controlled timing of screen scans

Automated Communications System (ACS)

Task Files (Close-Up's scripting language)
Task File interpreter for pre-run debugging
Comment lines supported
Task Log created automatically, contains:
Descriptive heading
Enumerated Recap of each command
Execution time of each command
Elapsed transfer times
Error diagnosis
Time and date stamp
Simultaneous Log Printing and Recording
Dialing wait configurable
Dialing retry configurable
Snapshot verification
Record & playback verification (DOS text only)
Screen comparison verification (DOS text only)
Conditional branching
Local processing in DOS shell supported
Dial-back supported
Pass keystrokes to remote computer
Function keys supported
Shift status (CTRL, ALT, Shift, etc.) supported
Scan codes supported

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