For the uninitiated, directions to connect to the chess server:
1) Download ChessWorks 3 from here for the appropriate platform.
2) Open the "ChessWorks3" application (at least, that's what it's labeled for the normal PPC version for OS 9.x), and check if there's already a tracker window open. It will say "ChessWorks Tracker" in the title bar if it is open. If it isn't open, go to the File menu, then select New Tracker.
3) Click on "Connect" in the "ChessWorks Tracker" window. You'll get a window labeled "Connect to Server". In the window, enter "24.53.185.92" as the address, and leave the port as it is set by default (2405). (The first time you do this, you might want to save it as a bookmark by going to the bookmarks menu, and clicking "Save bookmark". Title it whatever you want, and save it in the default folder. Then the next time you open ChessWorks, just click on the bookmark titled whatever you called it in the menu, so you won't have to type it again.)
4) The first time you connect, ChessWorks will tell you "Account does not exist", and then tell you it is creating an account for you. It will ask you for an account name -- use whatever nickname strikes your fancy, but nothing offensive, please -- and a password which you will need to use every time you connect to the server. ChessWorks will tell you "Account has been created" when you complete this step. Then click connect again, enter the server name as you did above, enter the nickname you chose, and enter your password. You will need to enter your nickname and a password every time you connect to the server in the future.
5) Finally, you're done! Click "connect" and you should get a message saying "Welcome to ChessWorks 3." There you'll see everyone else who is online (usually me, though I won't be at the computer, so you will almost never get any response from me). Click on someone's user name in the nickname list, and click "Play" or "Watch" (which will appear if they are already in a game) to play against them or watch their current game. Go to News in the Tracker menu to view a forum-style news board where I, and your fellow players, will be posting relevant news. This is basically it, you're done!
Have fun with the server, everyone; old users will find it a welcome change, and new ones should find it nice as well. I hope to see everyone there.
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[This message has been edited by shayborg (edited 11-13-2001).]
