<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
product	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
WOS	O
Datasystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
control	O
another	O
computer	O
across	O
the	O
local	O
network	O
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
viewing	O
its	O
screen	O
and	O
using	O
its	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
as	O
though	O
sitting	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
computers	O
running	O
both	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
as	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
product	O
by	O
WOS	O
Datasystems	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
's	O
primary	O
function	O
is	O
remote	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
application	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
various	O
remote-control	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
multiple	O
displays	O
,	O
screen-scaling	O
,	O
remote	O
screen	O
and	O
keyboard	O
lockout	O
,	O
clipboard	O
synchronization	O
and	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
"	O
color-depth	O
reduction	O
for	O
enhanced	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
remote	O
control	O
features	O
(	O
screen-sharing	O
)	O
,	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
also	O
allows	O
for	O
file	O
transfers	O
,	O
system	O
profiling	O
,	O
voice	O
and	O
text	O
chat	O
,	O
and	O
remote	O
activity	O
notifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
versions	O
5.1	O
and	O
earlier	O
initiate	O
connections	O
over	O
UDP	B-Protocol
port	B-Protocol
407	O
,	O
though	O
versions	O
5.2	O
and	O
later	O
use	O
TCP	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
407	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
has	O
integrated	O
support	O
for	O
Secure	B-Protocol
Shell	I-Protocol
(	O
SSH	B-Protocol
)	O
tunneling	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
require	O
additional	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
standalone	O
user	O
database	O
or	O
integrate	O
with	O
the	O
respective	O
platform	O
's	O
"	O
standard	O
"	O
user	O
database	O
(	O
OpenDirectory	B-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
or	O
NT	O
Users	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8.6	O
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
added	O
an	O
optional	O
integration	O
with	O
Skype	B-Application
to	O
enable	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
remote-control	O
any	O
of	O
their	O
Skype	B-Application
contacts	O
who	O
have	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
8.6	O
version	O
,	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Universal	B-Operating_System
Binary	I-Operating_System
supporting	O
both	O
Intel	O
and	O
PowerPC-based	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
8.8	O
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
v10.6	I-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
receive	O
clicks	O
with	O
modifier	O
keys	O
broke	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
v10.6.3	O
(	O
March	O
2010	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8.8.3	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
made	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
Lion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8.8.4	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
made	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
Mountain	O
Lion	O
,	O
resolving	O
a	O
screen	O
rendering	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8.8.5	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
made	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
compatible	O
with	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
10.9	O
"	O
Mavericks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
for	O
Windows	B-Application
v8.x	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
7	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
feature-wise	O
it	O
lags	O
well	O
behind	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
client	O
from	O
the	O
standpoint	O
of	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
remote	O
client	O
(	O
host-wise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
identical	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
announced	O
in	O
mid-2009	O
that	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
v9.0	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
"	O
early	O
preview	O
"	O
in	O
Q4	O
2009	O
,	O
featuring	O
full	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista/Windows	O
7/Windows	O
Server	O
2008	O
compatibility	O
for	O
selected	O
customers	O
and	O
v9.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
minor	O
bugfix	O
updates	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
9.1	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
apparently	O
made	O
it	O
to	O
pre-beta	O
testing	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Arris	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
vendor	O
of	O
the	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
line	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
an	O
email	O
to	O
customers	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
was	O
ending	O
,	O
and	O
sales	O
would	O
be	O
ended	O
in	O
90	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
now	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
discontinued	O
products	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Access	I-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
