While reading this HOWTO you'll get a picture of what a Talker is and how you can use it.
This document was not built thinking on any Operating System. This means that you can use a talker in full capacity independently if you are using Windows, Linux, MacOS, or any other option.
Any way, I do assume you know how to install a program or, at least, to run it. If you are using a certain Operating System it means you can use it and it's (or it should be) the best choice for you. I'm not getting much far that way. It isn't the scope of this file.
The scope of this HOWTO is simple. Introduce you some basic ideas of how to use and how to be in a talker.
There are some basics things used commonly on talkers. The nicknames, the rooms, how to speak. Never the less, there are no standarts. There are many, many talker bases and therefore, while you're looking for a talker, you'll find many different talkers.
As I said before, the scope of this document is to give some ideas of a talker. That's it. No more. The most important things you'll learn, you'll learn it from experience.
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