Author: Hannu Wegner
Date: 13:31:13 12/09/98
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On December 09, 1998 at 00:32:02, Komputer Korner wrote: >On December 07, 1998 at 19:26:45, Hannu Wegner wrote: > >>On December 07, 1998 at 14:40:24, Komputer Korner wrote: >> >>>On December 05, 1998 at 04:51:41, Hannu Wegner wrote: >>> >>>>At the DGT-hompage you can find a generic driver for the DGT-board. They say it >>>>works for all windows-programs. It seems to be very easy to use. >>>>Is the same princip usable for a generic autoplayersoftware? >>>> >>>>Best greetings, >>>>Hannu Wegner >>> >>>I think you are confusing the code that enables telnet capability with the code >>>that enables DGT capability. Th original DGT board was useful only for Fritz 5 >>>until Bob also wrote code for CRAFTY to connect to it. The generic driver you >>>are talking about is the code for telnet sessions. You still need the individual >>>drivers for each program. The original dos auto 232 worked because Chrilly >>>hacked the code for each DOS program by himself. Unless the same thing is done >>>for each windows program, only Fritz 5 and Crafty will be useful with DGT. >>>-- >>>Komputer Korner >> >> >>Hi Korner, >> >>No confusing! look at www.dgt.nl amd will see what I mean. DGT does have an >>Driver for the DGT-board for all windows-programs. For each program you have to >>write special ini-files. For Genius 4,5 and the Chessmaster and for Powerchess >>the inifiles are released (for the DGT-board). >> >>I just ask, if it could be possible to write a similiar driver, where this >>Donninger-code (winauto232) is build in. I don't know if it possible, but it >>should be woth thinking about it, don't you think so? >> >>I hope this makes the idea more clear. I also hope that some programers do like >>this idea. >> >>Best greetings, >>Hannu Wegner > >The question is what has to go into these ini files? Can you give us an example? >Perhaps we can get the whole chess community working on this to have every >program compatible with the DGT board. >-- >Komputer Korner I did not try to understand what comands are in this ini-files. But you can download http://www.dgt.nl/board/chesssrv.zip and could have a look how this inifiles work. There is also a description. Perhaps this idea work for the Tasc Smartboard in a similar way (or even for an autoplayer). But of course it will be neccesary to write a new driver. I hope this could help. Best greetings, Hannu Wegner
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