This document assumes you are familiar with running Java applications and have a Java interpreter installed on your computer. For more information about any aspect of this toolkit please consult the FICT website. This document was last updated March 10, 1997.
The first thing you must do for any of these tools to work is to run Multiserver, which handles all the back end communications. To run MultiServer, you must have a Java interpreter installed on your computer.
Unix If you are running a unix operating system, go to the directory you found this help file in. Then type
java fict.MultiServer -vYou should see the words "Multiserver running" if things work properly.
Windows If you are running some varient of Microsoft Windows, open a DOS window to the directory which you found this help file. Type
set CLASSPATH=./
<full path to>\java fict.MultiServer -vFor instance, if the Java interpreter is located in c:\jdk1.1.1\bin\
then you would have typed
set CLASSPATH=./
c:\jdk1.1.1\bin\java fict.MultiServer -v
You should see the words "Multiserver running" if things work properly.
If you have some other operating system, you're on your own. This program should work on any platform that supports Java.
For more information on running Multiserver, please see the more detailed online documentation which has a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Remember, if you are installing these tools on your own system you should be somewhat familiar with running a webserver and running Java applications.
Once Multiserver is successfully running, you will be able to visit any of the links below which demonstrate assorted conferencing tools.
For best results please use an up to date Java enabled browser.