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Subject: Re: Using Autoplayer232 in a network or on one machine

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 03:33:31 03/06/00

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On March 05, 2000 at 04:24:46, Lex Loep wrote:

>On March 04, 2000 at 23:19:29, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On March 04, 2000 at 09:45:01, Lex Loep wrote:
>>
>>><<SNIP>>
>>>>>>I am using the MFC vesion, did find the network code in auto232.c , it
>>>>>>looks simple enough to put it in the MFC code. Problem is of course I only
>>>>>>have my own program, and sure it will work, but like with the RS232 it
>>>>>>may or may not interoperate with other programs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Lex
>>>>>
>>>>>I think if your code works with other programs and a serial cable it should also
>>>>>work via network as only the transport protocol changes.
>>>>>
>>>>>To my knowlegde Shredder is until now the only program supporting this so I have
>>>>>only tested with Shredder myself.
>>>>>
>>>>>Stefan
>>>>
>>>>If I have some time I will give it a try. Will post result here.
>>>>
>>>>BTW program is ChessPartner / Rebel-Tiger
>>>>
>>>>Lex
>>>
>>>I have looked at the code, and it has one very big problem, it only works if
>>>one of the PC's is running windows NT. Now that OK for internal use, but not
>>>for a commercial program where >90 % is using W95/98
>>>So I have given up on it.
>>>
>>>Lex
>>
>>
>>95/98 is dead.  NT is the only choice for the future.
>>
>>(2000 is NT of course).
>
>Absolutely !  It's just my customers are using 95/98 :(


It is not much work so it is very easy to make the 10% happy.

Stefan



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