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What is EZChat?
EZChat is a System 6 and 7 compatible server based chatting program that works over multiple zone appletalk networks that is extraordinarily easy to setup and use.
Why is EZChat better then other chatting programs?
-Backward Compatibility
• Works with system 6 and old macs!
• No annoying Program to Program Communication Logins!
• Runs fine in an SE sized screen with only 200k of memory!
-Robustness
• Runs great when it's not the foreground application without hurting
performance.
• Supports up to 50 simultaneous users and up to 20 unprocessed messages
• The scroll back buffer fills available memory then automatically purges itself
as memory gets low
-Fun
• Supports private messages between users
• Notifies of persons logging in and out
• Super easy to use
• Configurable Users Identities
• If your the host it lets you kick off annoying users
• Supports multiple appletalk zones
Legal Stuff:
For all the other standard legal stuff see the license agreement
How to use the thing:
To host a chat:
1. Start up the program (Make sure appletalk is on first)
2. Change your chatting identity to whatever you want in the config menu
3. Select Host from the configure menu so it becomes checked
4. Click Begin Chat (The computer will beep a few times) and now your a host!
To join a chat (After someone on the network has decided to host one):
1. Start up the program (Make sure that appletalk is on first)
2. Change your chatting identity to whatever you want in the configure menu
3. Select Begin Chat from the file menu.
4. Pick a chat to join
5. Chat away
Special Commands
/<Type user Name Here>: <-Sends what ever is after colon only to specified user
/List <-Lists all the users in the chat
Kicking people off:
If your a chat host and you want to kick someone off just click on their name in that little window that pops up by the chat and then click disconnect.
Job Plea:
I love writing network software and would jump at the chance to do it for a living. If anyone is interested in hiring me or simply has general questions about the software they can send me email at the address: jsher@crl.com.
Shareware:
If you use this program for more then 30 days you are obligated to send me $20 + $10 for each additional user license which you wish to register at your current facility. If you do this I'll even send you a copy of EZChat that will let you password protect your chats. One user license entitles you to run this program (to load it into memory and execute it) on no more then ONE computer at the same time.