USING MICROSOFT CHAT AT THE PHNO CHAT ROOM

Note:  If you don't have Microsoft Chat, you can download a free copy of this software from the Microsoft website. Click here to download a free copy of Microsoft Chat. You must be running Windows 95, 98 or NT and your processor must be 486 or higher with at least 8Mb of RAM.

After installing Microsoft Chat in your system, you must add the TalkCity Server and the #PHNO Chat Room before you can join the #PHNO chat session.  To do this, follow these instructions (assuming you have Microsoft Chat version 2.5):

ADD TALKCITY NETWORK/SERVER
Open Microsoft Chat (START, PROGRAMS, INTERNET EXPLORER, MICROSOFT CHAT)
Click CANCEL if it prompts you for a CHAT connection.
Click on VIEW, OPTIONS, SERVERS
Under NETWORK:  type "TALKCITY"  and click on   ADD NETWORK
Under SERVERS: type "chat.talkcity.com"  and click on click on ADD
Under ADVANCED SETTINGS:
  Connect to Port: 6667
  Connect using: No password, if possible
Click on OK.

ADD THE #PHNO CHAT ROOM
Click on FILE, NEW CONNECTION
In the CONNECT menu:
  SERVER: select the "TALKCITY" Server
  Go to Chat Room: #PHNO
In the PERSONAL INFO menu:
The only field that you must fill-up is the NICKNAME. 
The rest are optional fields that you can leave blank, if you wish.
Make sure to choose a unique nickname.  If you choose a nickname that is being used by someone at TalkCity, you will be denied access. [TIP: add some arbitrary number at the end of the nickname, e.g.:  Juan12345 ]

HOW TO JOIN THE CHAT SESSION

After you have successfully installed Microsoft Chat and added the TalkCity Network/Server and the #PHNO Room, you are now ready to join the Chat session.  To join the session:

Open Microsoft Chat (START, PROGRAMS, INTERNET EXPLORER, MICROSOFT CHAT)
Under the SERVER, select the TALKCITY Server and click OK.

A "Welcome to Talk City" message will show up on the Message of the Day.   Click OK  to close the Message of the Day.

At the bottom of your screen, you should see the message: "Now chatting in room #Phno on chat.talkcity.com (TalkCity)". You are now in the PHNO Chat Room.  

If the room is not moderated, any thing you type in the Dialogue box will be seen by the rest of the people in the room after you hit the ENTER (RETURN) key.  During the interview session with the Apo Hiking Society, the room will be moderated  in order to make it an orderly session.  When the room is moderated, you can only read the messages being typed by the session host and the Guests. If you need to ask a question to the Guests, you will type your question with the prefix: /msg #apo.  For example, if you want to ask "How old are you now, Boboy?", you will be typing this command in your dialogue box:

      /msg #apo How old are you now Boboy?

Remember to hit the ENTER (RETURN) key!  Your question, will be queued to a private room called #APO where a PHNO Moderator will be choosing the questions on a first-come, first served basis.  Questions chosen will be asked to the Apo with the name of the sender.

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