[3] The New York Times described it thus: "you can sit at the console of either machine and call up the programs and files stored on the other".
[4] Computerworld called it "a package that mirrors every action a user takes on two connected PCs".
[5] Part of its user base was acquired via inclusion as bonus software for a modem that could communicate at "300, 1200 and 2400 baud.
"[6] Carbon Copy's vendor, Meridian Technology, was acquired by Microcom in early 1988,[7] and accepted tax credits to move software duplication and packaging of Carbon Copy to Puerto Rico.
[14] A version for the Macintosh platform was also available, dubbed "Carbon Copy for the Mac".