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]
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]
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]