Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 05:14:54 01/28/00
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On January 28, 2000 at 05:32:37, Shep wrote: >On January 26, 2000 at 19:16:00, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On January 26, 2000 at 17:32:54, Bob Bachman wrote: >> >>>I have just received these two programs and wish to play them against one >>>another automatically, on the same Win98 machine. Is this possible? Fritz help >>>refers to using auto232, but with two separate machines. Tiger help refers to >>>winboard compatible engines. Any advice on what to do (I only have the software >>>from these two CD's) and no prior knowledge. Detailed instructions would be >>>greatly appreciated. >>> >>>Thanks in advance. >>> >>>Bob >> >>Hello Bob, >>You cannot do it. You need two computers and null modem cable to do it. >>Jim Walker > >Just for curiosity: why isn't it possible to connect COM1 to COM2 on the same >machine using the null modem cable? AFAIK, tt is possible provided the auto232 interface in use is the one for windows. On the other hand, the auto232 for DOS has to use some dirty trick to re-direct the interrupts from the parallel port to the serial port. This way some DOS chess programs which didn't know of auto232 could be managed to send their output - originally supposed for the printer - to the serial port. Here your idea won't work. Uli >I'm sure there's a simple thing I'm missing, but I can't remember. :) > >--- >Shep
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