To run Agent Stories : (if you're using command line) After you've unzipped this directory onto your local machine, (make sure you have java v1.3) You may wish to first recompile everything, from this directory type > javac as\*.java ----- to run application, type >java as.ASMain ----- to run applet, move all files to a networked machine from where everything will run. If this machine has a webserver you're all set. If not, make copies of the code + class files and move them to a webserver and remember the http address. open the file as\ASApplet.java find the lines : try { s = new Socket ("....", PORT); and then substitute .... with the name of the computer that the server will be run on. recompile. then run the server from that machine, type >java as.MultiServer then run the applet >appletviewer http://..... where ..... will be the http address of the AgentStories.html file. ----- to USE AgentStories, please read the last page of my thesis. it's in the thesis\ directory. ----- please contact yuchen@alum.mit.edu for further questions