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

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 10:02:14 03/06/00

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On March 06, 2000 at 11:49:38, Lex Loep wrote:

>On March 06, 2000 at 06:33:31, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>
>>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.
>>
>
>But I don't want to get complaints from the 90%, that makes me unhappy.
>Lex
>
>
>>Stefan

Just don't display this option if your program is running under Win9x.

Stefan



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