I played turn-based with java disabled and over dial-up. In fact I played live chess with java disabled and over dial-up, so I'm not sure what your problem is.
No Java, no broadband - can I still play chess?
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Only one way to find out for sure, start a game.
Yes, just ask your neighbour over for a game
ivandh wrote:
I played turn-based with java disabled and over dial-up. In fact I played live chess with java disabled and over dial-up, so I'm not sure what your problem is.
When I clicked on online chess, I got a message telling me to install Java.
heinzie wrote:
Yes, just ask your neighbour over for a game
Ya' beat me to it!
echecs06 wrote:
dillydream wrote:
I have an older model computer, no Java installed, and I have a slow dial-up internet connection. I have both Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. I'm sure I can't play live online chess, but what about turn-based?
Why not? Java allows live chess, regardless of slow connection.
I don't have Java on my computer. I would get it installed, except that my computer is old and has a lot of stuff on it already, and I'm afraid of crashing my hard drive if I download too much more!
bigpoison wrote:
heinzie wrote:
Yes, just ask your neighbour over for a game
Ya' beat me to it!
Well, now you've presented me with a whole new problem - how to find a neighbor who has even the slightest interest in chess!!!
Mar 15, 2011
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Java is used for playing against the computer. JavaScript is used in online games.
dillydream wrote:
ivandh wrote:
I played turn-based with java disabled and over dial-up. In fact I played live chess with java disabled and over dial-up, so I'm not sure what your problem is.
When I clicked on online chess, I got a message telling me to install Java.
Did you try randomly mashing buttons? I know with these things I will often get an alert telling me that the software is not going to work at all unless I go and download some update and I tell it to chew off and then it works fine.
dillydream wrote:
I don't have Java on my computer. I would get it installed, except that my computer is old and has a lot of stuff on it already, and I'm afraid of crashing my hard drive if I download too much more!
Get rid of some stuff, install necessary software for desired use.
erik wrote:
you don't need java. go to: www.chess.com/echess :)
Thanks Eric - problem solved! And thanks also to everyone else for their suggestions. People on this website are so helpful!
El_Senior wrote:
Is he running windows 3.1? Java is available...
Maybe its DOS, if its so old that Java won't fit on his hard drive... or maybe he uses floppies.
I have an older model computer, no Java installed, and I have a slow dial-up internet connection. I have both Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. I'm sure I can't play live online chess, but what about turn-based?