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but to CHAT with us

Read Below:

For information on how to find us in Chat please click on the picture Of the Drive In Band below if the information provided does not help you please read BELOW the picture of the BAND for our member RH's directions which are most helpful especially to those who have never used the type of chat program we use.

THE DIRECTIONS BELOW ARE COURTESY OF OUR MEMBER "RIGHTHERE" Which you might find are extremely helpful if you do not have the 2.5 chat program downloaded.

MSChat2.5 is NOT the only way to get to our chatroom. There are other programs, pirch and mIRC which can also take you there. Some find these programs more complex than MSChat 2.5, and some find them to work better for them. All of these programs however, MUST be downloaded, and properly installed. When downloading MSChat2.5, I believe what you download is an exe. file, so after downloading it, you have to go to where you downloaded it,

and complete the installation process same with pirch and mIRC.

BUT - if all you want, is to be able to get to the chatroom, you don't particularly want to download anything, or you've tried to

download/install MSChat2 with no luck - there is still another, and much easier option. This connecting via Java.

Try this:

First connect in your regular browser window to:

http://www.starchat.net/chat/index.php

A window will pop up, asking if you want to run and install Java applet - click on yes.

Now, in the window that opens, change where it says Nick from Guest to Whoever you are.

Next, change the Channel/Room to 50sDriveIn.

you can leave the Registered Nick Password blank FOR now...BUT, it is a good idea to register your nick, and IF you use AOL.... StarChat does not allow anyone you type at to see what you've typed, if your nick isn't registered - I'll get to

that later though, if you don't use aol... for now - let's just try to get you in the room.

You don't need to worry about the Channel/Room key - that's complex owner stuff, that to the best of my knowledge isn't used in the DriveIn.

You can leave the server at irc.starchat.net - sometimes one server is too full, but generally there's not a lot of problems on this server... at least, not that I've had to deal with.

OK - now go to the bottom, and click on Connect To StarChat.

ok - and that should take you straight to the room!

FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH AOL AS YOUR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER READ BELOW:

If you are connecting via an aol connection - you will get to the room, and will notice we all say hi to you, you'll type something back at us - but we will NOT see anything you type. If you use

aol, you MUST register with StarChat, and then your typings will be seen by all. (If that doesn't make sense, just ask)

Go to: http://www.starchat.net

http://www.starchat.net/

Click on AOL User Registration at the top. You will be given directions from there.

Also on that page, are links to both StarMIRC, or StarPIRCH...in case you want to experiment with another program that can take you to chat besides MSChat2.5 - BUT, for anyone who wants to get there, and so far hasn't been able to..... Try the Java links, ok???

BIG THANKS TO RIGHT HERE

for your Directions!!!

Holler now if you need help getting there by posting a note on our message board. Please don't wait till the day of chat!

Hope to see you there!

The Management Team of the Drive In

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