- Re: Chat Room

[Guest guest]

, I use Earthlink for my ISP and I didn't have any trouble

getting into the chat room. It did what you described, I had to

get " hooked up " the first time, but after that I've gone in and out

of it easily. I say it's a great thing to try. :-)

Donna S.

> <<One thing people should know is that you may need to download

> and/or enable Java which will allow you to chat>>

>

> Thanks for the tip!

>

> I checked the " System requirements " for using the room....it says

>

> [snip]

> a personal computer running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000

> Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 4.0 or later) or Netscape

> Navigator (version 4.08 or later)

>

> which SEEMED pretty broad. NOTE: You can check to see what version

> of Internet Explorer you have, click on " HELP " and then " ABOUT

> INTERNET EXPLORER " at the top of your screen.

>

> <<As for those with AOL IM I thought that we could chat with each

> other IN ADDITION to the Yahoo chat>>

>

> I know there are many here who have ISPs besides AOL...was hoping

to

> get lucky in that Yahoo has had a long time to work out " bugs " in

> their system and that their room might work without too many

> problems. Of course, people are always free to use whatever " chat

> rooms " they like!

>

> <<Any form of additional support is a definite plus>>

>

> That's what I was thinking!

>

> Actually, I must confess that I've never used ANY chat room before

> myself. Like many here, my " extensive " Internet use over the past

> few years has been driven primarily by trying to figure out which

end

> is up WRT Colon Cancer.

>

> My daughter expressed interest in attending a local support group

for

> children (thru the Wellness Community), and they had a " parents "

> section which I went to myself. Then I started thinking how it is

> too bad that WE couldn't meet face-to-face, and then it occurred to

> me that an Internet chat room is probably the next closest thing!

Who

> knows, it might work...

>

> Best Wishes,

>

>