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Subject: Autoplayer for Win32 (again)

Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Date: 02:11:14 09/12/98



I have posted this here a couple of times now, but still I get the impression
that is was not properly understood:

I have released the source code for an autoplayer for Win32 free of charge,
everybody can add it to his program, even though he/she wants to sell it (the
program, not my source code).
The autoplayer is compatible with the standard auto232 interface and also with
the chess232 chessboard. (That means if you want to play autoplayer games with
your program against eg. Hiarcs6 you can do so if you have a serial cable). If
you use Win32 you don't have to take care about any timing problems or strange
move formats. All of this is handled by my code.
If you don't have the auto232 cable and want to play on two computers which are
connected in a network, fine, this can also be done with my code. (Obviously you
can't play against eg. MChessPro, but against any program that comes with my
code). You can even play autoplayer games on one machine. (For the last two
options you need at least one WindowsNT operating system).
Example:
If somebody adds this code to Crafty you can play autoplayer games in a network
(no serial cable) against Shredder or against Genius5 on another machine connect
with a serial cable. All with the same code.

It is really not rocket science to add this autoplayer to your program, it takes
two or three hours maximum.

If you are complaining that it is Windows only:
It should be no(!) problem to write a similiar driver for Unix or whatever, that
can be used by all programs running on this operating system, but please don't
expect me to do this or blame me for not doing it.

I don't know why I have to promote my code so much. I don't get any money from
this, get it, it's free!!!!!!!

Stefan



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