OTChess is a two player peer to peer Internet chess game for use on OpenTransport-based Macintosh (essentially, any Mac running System 7.5.3 or greater).
- Requires Open Transport 1.1 or greater. Also requires System 7.1.2 or greater. System 7.5.3 or greater recommended.
- If you select "Cancel" in the dialog which queries for you name and the hostname of your opponent, you will be placed in a single-user (non-network mode).
- Moves are now displayed as they occur in a scrolling window added to the right side of the main dialog.
- You can now chat among players. The messages are displayed in the same scrolling window used to display piece moves.
- OTChess has been tested under System 7.5.3 on an LC 475, a PowerMac 7500/100, and a Powerbook 520C. It also has been tested on a PowerComputing PowerBase 240, running System 8.
Shareware Fees
Please support further development of OTChess!
Please send $5 to:
Syd Logan
1015 Foxglove View
Carlsbad, Ca.
92009
E-mail at slogan@cts.com or postcards at the above address are also gladly accepted.
Submitting Bug Reports
When reporting problems:
Please include your system configuration, e.g.:
- Macintosh model (e.g. Mac IIsi - the machine which I happened to write OTChess on originally; now I use an LC 475 or a Powerbook 520C).
- OS version (you can find out by selecting the About this Macintosh... menu item from the Apple menu).
- Any system extensions that you may have running that you think might have an effect on the problem.
- Did you crash into macsbug? If so, send me what you can using stdlog.
Also, a list of the explicit steps which can be used to reliably cause the problem you observe would be appreciated. Generally speaking, if I cannot duplicate the problem, I probably can't or won't be able to fix it. Keep the list of steps simple, and focus on just those steps which can be used to reproduce the problem.
If the information you supply is not enough for me to duplicate the problem, I will likely send you an e-mail with further questions.
My e-mail address is slogan@cts.com
Known Problems
A user reports:
Please remedy the constant crashing! It happens alot when I switch apps and
start a new game with cmnd+n. Usually I get type 1 or 2 errors, but I've
gotten 10 before, and I have it at 2mb RAM.
I only play Network games, so that's the only place it could be. I have
a 25mhz Quadra 605 LC040. I'm not sure what version of OT it is I have,
but it's probably 1.0 or so, since it came with sys7.5.5. I use a
dialup PPP connection, and I use the rockstar studios freePPP.
I have been unable to duplicate this situation. If anyone has experienced similar problems, I'd appreciate hearing about it.
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Fixes/Changes since 1.0b1, 2/15/97
+ Won't let you move into check, forces you to move out of check (if you can) if you are being attacked.
Fixes/Changes since 1.0b2, 10/24/97
+ Removed most of the beeps that occur during play.
+ Added chat and piece move display feature.
Fixes/Changes since 1.5, 11/10/97
+ Reversed black and white positions on the board, and the color of board positions. It was reported that I had the board colors wrong.
Fixes/Changes since 1.5.1, 11/23/97
+ Alert dialog to indicate if host specified could not be resolved. After user dismisses the alert, the connection dialog is redisplayed allowing the user to respecify the host name or IP address and try again.
+ Dialog is now displayed while connection to host is in process. User can cancel and this will cause the game to revert to local mode.
+ Support for AppleEvents was broken. Added the necessary resources to allow it to work. Now, when the application is started, a board is displayed.
