The BKGo Web System

For the completely impatient, you can jump right in by jumping down to our start section. Otherwise, read this background first:

How Does it Work?

The BKGo server must run as a standalone Java application; obviously, this is out of the realm of your web browser. However, due to the miracle of CGI, we've set up this web server to allow surfers to launch up to five BKGo servers for your hosting pleasure.
The BKGo client runs as a Java applet, directly in your browser. Again, a CGI script will launch this applet for you when the time is right.

System Requirements

We recommend the latest version of either Netscape or IE. These browsers seem to have the best implementations of Java 1.1.

However, we have tested different browsers, and here are our finds:

Browser               Status
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Netscape 4.5          OK

Netscape 4.07         OK

Netscape 4.04         NO -- It's java console says "Java 1.1.2",
                            but it *doesn't* have java.awt.event package
                            in its own jar files!  We WILL NOT support
                            an incomplete implementation of Java 1.1!

IE 5.0                OK

IE 4.0                NO -- Connects fine, but GoGame frame is blank:
                      "BorderLayout: cannot add to layout:  
                       unknown constraint: null" ??

The BKGo Web System

How Does it Work?

System Requirements

To Start

Examine the list of currently running BKGo servers on this site. When you find a server you like, the client applet will be presented to you.