Brooklyn Bridge (software)

The Brooklyn Bridge[1] from White Crane Systems was a data transfer enabler. Although it came with some hardware,[2] it was the software which was the basis of the product.[3][4]

It also could transform the data's format.[3]

Overview

The New York Times described its category as being among "communications packages used to transfer files." In an era of 300 baud, Brooklyn Bridge operated at "115,200 baud" so that a transfer which "at 300 baud took 4 minutes and 36 seconds" only needed 5 seconds.[1] Unlike some communications packages, this one retains the original version-date, so as not to alarm people when they seem to have what looks like an update, when it's not.[1]

Description

Once the software is installed, users comfortable with typing the word "COPY" can do so as readily as they sneakernet.[5] An earlier review described it as "less cumbersome than conventional communications software"[6] The use of neither specialized hardware nor specialized software is ideal[7] in an era when this can be done using online or other "outside" services.[8]

See also

References
  1. Erik Sandberg-Diment (June 14, 1987). "The Executive Computer". The New York Times.
  2. "includes a cable to connect the two machines that are to exchange files."
  3. Erik Sandberg-Diment (June 21, 1987). "Discovering a Common Language". The New York Times.
  4. "it is also necessary to translate files, particularly those created through word processing programs, from the format of one program to that of another"
  5. Bruce Brown (January 12, 1988). "The Brooklyn Bridge". PC Magazine. pp. 189–192.
  6. "The Brooklyn Bridge from White Crane Systems". PC Magazine. December 15, 1986. p. 35.
  7. Hal Goldstein (June 1987). "Don't Buy The Brooklyn Bridge" (PDF).
  8. "Zamzar, off-boarding file conversion". NetworkWorld. May 4, 2010.
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