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By John Yacono
TranXit Pro takes a commendable hit-the-ground-running approach to connecting and synchronizing PCs, but its interface and file-transfer procedures are riddled with problems.
I was impressed with the ease with which TranXit Pro established infrared connections, and they were much faster-57.6kbps as opposed to 9.6kbps-than Microsoft's IR driver. The Connectivity Kit comes with one IR adapter.
You can also delete and rename files from either computer, although deleted files aren't sent to the Recycle Bin as they should be. And while long filenames are preserved if you transfer between Win95 machines, you only see 8.3 names in the drive windows, and directory names truncate without discernible consistency. I tested two PCs that had directories named "UnimodemV." The program named one "Unimodem" and the other "unimode~1," spawning synchronization problems later.
With SyncPro, a potentially powerful feature, you can override any proposed operation on a given file or directory. But this feature is inconsistent and doesn't offer enough path information.
TranXit Pro's interface has problems, too. Inappropriate operations aren't grayed out as they should be and, if selected, produce error messages. Some of these messages are real head-scratchers.
TranXit Pro's innovative file-synchronization and information-sharing ideas deserve praise. But the program needs more work before I can recommend it.
Info File
TranXit Pro 3.2
Price: Connectivity Kit, $129.95; software only,
$99.95
Pros: Full synchronization control
Cons: File windows lack detail; unusable options not grayed
out
Platforms: Windows 95, 3.1x
Disk Space: 8.5MB
RAM: 4MB
Puma Technology
800-774-PUMA, 408-321-7650
WinMag Box Score: 2.0
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