Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 01:15:55 11/15/97
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On November 14, 1997 at 21:41:38, Keith Ian Price wrote: >On November 14, 1997 at 04:04:10, Chris Whittington wrote: > >> >>On November 14, 1997 at 00:59:48, Keith Ian Price wrote: >> >>>On November 13, 1997 at 04:44:21, Chris Whittington wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>On November 13, 1997 at 00:13:53, Keith Ian Price wrote: >>>>>and if they were to add computer-computer >>>>>connectivity with error checking, and computer-ICC or FICS connectivity, >>>>>I'd be very happy. To rely on an non-upgraded, and obsolete autoplayer >>>>>that attepts to interface from the outside is wasting a lot of my time >>>>>with interrupted games, and at 40/2 that's a lot of wasted time. I >>>>>wouldn't mind the tax for the special cable if there were consistent >>>>>upgrades, and better functionality. As far as the argument against >>>>>including FICS connectivity is concerned, an unswitchable whisper at the >>>>>beginning of a FICS-connected game would prevent cheaters, but allow >>>>>people to see the style of the commercial game they are thinking of >>>>>buying. A program like CSTal would benefit greatly from this, >>>> >>>>Just wait for the Windows 98 version ...... :) >>>> >>>>Chris Whittington >>> >>>Does this mean you will have FICS or ICC access in the Windows version? >> >>That's a battle here between me (I want it) and our marketing (who think >>it will take too long). I might win :) Or might not :( > >Windows '98 won't be available to test it on until 3rd quarter, so >there's plenty of time. > We got sent the beta 2 some time ago ... >>>Or are you talking about including the autoplayer code from Stefan? >> >>No, but we'll do that anyway. >> >>>Working TASC Smartboard Code would be nice, too, since that's one of the >>>primary reasons I bought it in the first place, although, since I like >>>the playing style so much, I am not planning on returning it just >>>because it doesn't work. Which means that I tested it, but unless there >>>is a different command line switch than /saitek it doesn't work. >> >>If I remember correctly, tasc didn't need a command line, it just >>autotested at startup to see if the board was there. teh code I did for >>you should have least have said "tasc board recognised" or soemthign >>like that .... ? > >Nothing like that... :>( strange. I guess I'll just have to kill the code off, shame :( Chris >kp
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