Author: Todd Freitag
Date: 09:45:18 08/17/98
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On August 17, 1998 at 04:38:15, Leon Stancliff wrote: >To All, > >I have been trying to make connection with FICS to play there. They have >provided me with both a handle and a password. However, when I try to log on I >get a message that the applet is running. Then, when the applet is completed an >applet test appears to run. Along with this a message shows that says >"connecting." Nothing happens after that. > >So far I have been unable to make contact with FICS through email to determin >the problem. Can you make any suggestions. I am using A MacIntosh with the >Netscape Navigator browser. > >Thanks in advance. >Leon Stancliff I'm not sure what applet is trying to be executed here, but you should try downloading and connecting with an interface(this allows you to play on a graphic chess board instead of plain text). On http://www.freechess.org/download/d_mac.html , there is a list of Mac interfaces that you can get. The two most popular are Fixation and PowerICS. Try downloading and connecting with one or both of those.
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