Trumpet Winsock is a

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stack for Windows 3.x that implemented the Winsock API, which is an

API An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. A document or standard that describes how ...

for network sockets. It was developed by Peter Tattam from Trumpet Software International and

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as shareware software.

History

The first version, 1.0A, was released in 1994. It rapidly gained reputation as the best tool for connecting to the internet. Guides for internet connectivity commonly advised to use Trumpet Winsock. The author received very little financial compensation for developing the software. In 1996, a 32-bit version was released.

Lawsuit

In the Trumpet Software Pty Ltd. v OzEmail Pty Ltd. case, the defendant had distributed Trumpet Winsock for free with a magazine. It did also suppress notices that the software was developed by Trumpet Software.

Replacement by Microsoft

Microsoft eventually released their own TCP/IP stack on

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. Windows for Workgroups had support for TCP/IP, but only on a LAN.

Architecture

The binary for Trumpet Winsock is called

TCPMAN.EXE 



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. Other files included the main winsock.dll and three UCSC connection .cmd file scripts.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://web.archive.org/web/20210304212646/http://www.trumpet.com.au/index.php/downloads.html * Internet Archive - Trumpet Winsock
Winworld - Trumpet Winsock

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