Talk:Crosstalk Mk.4

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A talk page for the article on Crosstalk Mk.4.

The brief summary of this product just posted is meant to be expanded to document this product and the role it had in the PC software era of the 1980s and 1990s. Shortly after I first posted the article, someone marked it for speedy deletion, citing the reason as "because it is about a non-notable software." That's hardly true given the software program's long market presence, significant industry awards, frequent press in respected technical periodicals of the day, and widespread, global use.

Prior to Real-Time Operating Systems like Windows, and with most devices, (Telcom, Multiplexers, Remote Telemetry Units, and PLCs etc.) requiring some form of ASYNC administration/configuration terminal, Crosstalk with its pseudo-RTOS abilities, coupled with its powerful, easy to use "scripting" language, made it an exceptional tool especially when used with multiple async ports at one time ... not only for admin but for quick test apps and or gluing unlike systems together. I personally used this software for; testing PLC installations, Protocol Sniffing/debugging, Smart Unsupervised Remote Telemetry Controllers, Multiplexer Configuration Terminals, Telcom Switching Configuration Terminals, and much more ... in fact, I still have a MK4 application I built in 1986 running 24/7/365 which provides alarm and automation control (Home Automation) ... granted over the years, it has migrated through various Intel machines like 286, 386 & 486, but now is running in Virtual DOS Box on an XP machine ... IMHO, this software was well ahead of its time and deserves a historic note. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.183.22.238 (talk) 02:00, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Mcordell (talk) 15:20, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

"Crosstalk"
The usage and primary topic of and  is under discussion, see talk:crosstalk (disambiguation) -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 04:18, 23 May 2015 (UTC)