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Subject: Re: Using Autoplayer232 in a network or on one machine

Author: Lex Loep

Date: 08:49:38 03/06/00

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On March 06, 2000 at 06:33:31, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>On March 05, 2000 at 04:24:46, Lex Loep wrote:
>
>>On March 04, 2000 at 23:19:29, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On March 04, 2000 at 09:45:01, Lex Loep wrote:
>>>
>>>><<SNIP>>
>>>>>>>I am using the MFC vesion, did find the network code in auto232.c , it
>>>>>>>looks simple enough to put it in the MFC code. Problem is of course I only
>>>>>>>have my own program, and sure it will work, but like with the RS232 it
>>>>>>>may or may not interoperate with other programs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Lex
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I think if your code works with other programs and a serial cable it should also
>>>>>>work via network as only the transport protocol changes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>To my knowlegde Shredder is until now the only program supporting this so I have
>>>>>>only tested with Shredder myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stefan
>>>>>
>>>>>If I have some time I will give it a try. Will post result here.
>>>>>
>>>>>BTW program is ChessPartner / Rebel-Tiger
>>>>>
>>>>>Lex
>>>>
>>>>I have looked at the code, and it has one very big problem, it only works if
>>>>one of the PC's is running windows NT. Now that OK for internal use, but not
>>>>for a commercial program where >90 % is using W95/98
>>>>So I have given up on it.
>>>>
>>>>Lex
>>>
>>>
>>>95/98 is dead.  NT is the only choice for the future.
>>>
>>>(2000 is NT of course).
>>
>>Absolutely !  It's just my customers are using 95/98 :(
>
>
>It is not much work so it is very easy to make the 10% happy.
>

But I don't want to get complaints from the 90%, that makes me unhappy.
Lex


>Stefan



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