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- GoWild, version 0.6
- by Andrew McCallum, mccallum@cs.rochester.edu
- February, 1992
-
-
- * What is GoWild?
-
- GoWild is a application for NeXTStep 2.1 that allows two people to
- play the game of Go across the network. It features:
- * a 19x19 board, with realistically shaded stones
- * capabilities for pass, undo, redo, capture detection,
- prisoner counting, saving the game.
- * typed communication between players in the form of
- commentary associated with each move.
- * sound communication between players recorded with the CODEC,
- sent across the network, and played on the remote machine.
- * if a portrait of the remote player (in /LocalLibrary/Images/People)
- is available on the remote machine, then a portrait of the
- remote player appears on your local screen.
-
-
- * What is the game of Go?
-
- Go is an ancient oriental game of strategy. It is older than chess
- and, although the rules are simpler than those of chess, many people
- who are familiar with both games agree that Go is strategically more
- complex and more rewarding. The rules of Go are included in the help
- panel of GoWild.
-
-
- * Installation
-
- GoWild requires no extra files or setup. Simply put the app wherever
- you like (~/Apps will do nicely) and double click to run.
-
-
- * Getting Started
-
- Launch the program. Have a friend on another machine also launch the
- program. Type your friends machine name in the "Machine name:" field
- and press Return. (Your friend should do the corresponding actions on
- his or her machine.) Click on the board to place stones. Take a look
- at the help panel for information on the finer points of using the
- program. If there are features or behaviors of the program you don't
- understand, feel free to send me electronic mail.
-
-
- * Future versions
-
- This is only version 0.6---there's a lot more I'd like to add.
- There are a number of small improvements listed in the Help panel of
- the application. Read them, and if you have more that you'd like me
- to add to the list, send me mail.
- Ultimately, I imagine a cyberspace version of the smokey Go parlours
- they have in Japan. You punch in the name of a host machine Go
- parlour... look around to see who's there... watch other games going
- on... find someone else who'd like to start a game...
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