There are two primary ways to connect to the server when using a Mac computer. The first and simplest is to use telnet from a terminal; the other alternative is to use Tintin, which allows for soundpacks and more customization. Each of these are described below.

While we strive to make Alter Aeon one of the most blind friendly multiplayer games on the web, we often run into problems beyond our control. Support on Apple Mac computers is one of those problems. There are very few clients, and visually impaired support for them is spotty. If you have experience with a client that works particularly well, please let us know and we'll add it to this page.

The easiest option for playing the game on a Mac is to use the built in telnet program with VoiceOver. The easiest way to use telnet is to click on this link:

You can also run the telnet program manually. To do this, go to Applications, then Utilities, then the program 'Terminal' to open up a 'terminal' window.

Once you have a terminal window open, type the following command:

This should start up the telnet program and connect it to Alter Aeon. If you have trouble with the name, you can also use:

Tintin is a very customizable and useful client, and supports advanced scripting as well as audio file playout. Because Tintin uses standard terminal windows like telnet, it should work for pretty much any screen reader software.

Unfortunately, it's more complicated to install and get set up. To use it, you'll first need to download and install it. Instructions for the install can be found on this entry on Tux's blog, or if you're already comfortable with Mac development you can get Tintin directly from the main Tintin pages:

Sourceforge - Tintin Download Page

Sourceforge - Tintin Main Page

Once you've installed Tintin, the next step is to install the scripts for it. You can get the scripts at the player Tux's GitHub site:

GitHub: Tintin-AlterAeon

The GitHub site has instructions for installing and configuring the package.