▁let ▁PC ▁users ▁view ▁data ▁displayed ▁on ▁a ▁shared ▁white board , ▁exchange ▁real - time ▁messages ▁via ▁a ▁chat ▁tool ▁or ▁speak ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁via ▁a ▁TCP / IP ▁voice ▁connection . ▁The ▁product ▁worked ▁with ▁Microsoft ▁Sound ▁System - compatible ▁audio ▁bo ards ▁and ▁was ▁available ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 4 . 4 - k bit / s ▁version ▁or ▁ 2 8 . 8 - k bit / s ▁version . ▁Un ve iled ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁C ool T alk ▁was ▁later ▁pack aged ▁with ▁popular ▁Web ▁browsers ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁C ool T alk ▁ 1 4 . 4 ▁and ▁ 2 8 . 8 ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 4 9 . 9 5 ▁and ▁$ 6 9 . 9 5 , ▁respectively , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁C ool View ▁C ool View ▁was ▁a ▁video con fer encing ▁tool ▁released ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁gave ▁users ▁all ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁C ool T alk ▁plus ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁see ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁real ▁time , ▁playing ▁video ▁at ▁ 5 ▁frames ▁per ▁second . ▁It ▁ran ▁on ▁PC s ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 8 . 8 ▁k bit / s ▁mode m ▁and ▁a ▁Video ▁for ▁Windows - comp li ant ▁capture ▁card . ▁C ool View ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 1 4 9 . 9 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁I CE M aker ▁I CE