Author: Hannu Wegner
Date: 02:55:44 12/13/98
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On December 13, 1998 at 04:44:06, Rolf Gustafsson wrote: >On December 09, 1998 at 16:31:13, Hannu Wegner wrote: > >>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 > > Yes, > > You can simplify and say that the DGT-driver has code to read the DGT board >and code to automatically make the move, or command, by sending keystrokes or >mouse clicks to the program you choose to use. >You can extract the "move-making" code and use it with whatever you want. > >I've toyed with the idea to make a "PMB", or "Poor Mans Board", that would >get it's moves through speech-recognision. You could use any chessboard >and have a headset with a microphone and when you move you say "e2e4" >and the move is made automatically on the computer. >If you use it with Fritz or CM5500, you'd get the response back in speach too. >This shouldn't be too hard to do. > >Regards, > Rolf G. Hi Rolf, It is nice to get an answer directly from the author of the DGT-genericdriver. I think you are the man who could make somekind of revolution in the computerchessworld. Please try to include the winauto232-sourcecode in your software and you will see that a big discussion will begin. You can find the winauto232-sourcecode at http://www.gambitsoft.com/utiliti.htm. Even more phantastic would be a generic-driver for the Tasc-smartboard. I think there are still some smartboard who really would like to use there board with new software. For example the new Millenium Chess System will be released without a driver for pc-boards. Fritz 5 you can use with the DGT-board, but it is a bit annoying allways to this voice. The DGT-boards does not have lights (I think you know this). So even I really like to see such a driver for Fritz 5 too. So if it is possible to help you by developing this drivers, please don't wait to ask me. The problem for me is, that I am no programer. But for testings you can contact me when ever you want. Best greetings, Hannu Wegner
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