Author: Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
Date: 06:20:33 01/29/00
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On January 29, 2000 at 08:58:24, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On January 29, 2000 at 08:17:26, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote: > >>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? >>>I'm sure there's a simple thing I'm missing, but I can't remember. :) >>> >>>--- >>>Shep >> >> >>It is possible, at least with the windows version of the driver! >>Especially if you are having a dual machine things are getting very interesing. >>Try it! > >I never had a dual and never used NT. If I auto232 in a dual, will each program >use its own processor 100%? Would it be the same as autoplaying with 2 different >machines? If yes, it's the reason I need to get a dual right away. > >Enrique > >>Stefan Both progs should get 100% cpu time. To my knowledge this would be almost the same than running on two different computers, but I guess the differences are neglectable. Stefan
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