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

Author: Lex Loep

Date: 10:29:15 03/06/00

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On March 06, 2000 at 13:02:14, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>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.

That would be an option, but it involves a lot of conditional code, need
an input field that gets hidden under some conditions, master can run
on W95 ......mmmm  let me think about it.

Lex

>
>Stefan



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