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Subject: Re: Auto232 - Anyone with a good source of info on how to use it?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:45:18 11/17/00

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On November 17, 2000 at 15:48:07, Chris Taylor wrote:

>On November 17, 2000 at 14:10:37, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On November 17, 2000 at 06:27:06, Steve Maughan wrote:
>>
>>>Having only just purchased a Null modem cable I tried to hook up some programs
>>>to auto play on two machines.  It wasn't quite as smooth as one might like.  A
>>>couple of problems.
>>>
>>>1) Genius v Gambit Tiger worked but did crash after ~ 2 games.  I've heard that
>>>Auto 232 is 'flakey' - is this par for the course?
>>>
>>>2) How do you use the Fritz type interface?  I found the Auto 232 driver but it
>>>seems different to the others as it doesn't have as many options e.g. Master
>>>slave, swapping colours etc.  Anyone had any joy - if so how?
>>>
>>>All help appreciated!
>>>
>>>Steve Maughan
>>
>>
>>Auto232 is a piece of trash.
>
>Short sweet and to the point?  But what is the alternative to this piece of
>trash?
>The internet is a whole bunch of computers talking to each other.  Why  not two
>computers playing each other at games of chess.  So Auto232 is trash?
>
>Chris Taylor


Yes... auto232 is trash. Would you like reasons?

1.  either program can exert influence over the other.

2.  A program can sit and wait, and cause games to be aborted.  If you don't
look carefully, you won't notice.

3.  It has too many timing problems.  Crafty works fine with it.  Until it
probes the endgame databases.  The I/O interrupts then cause it to totally
hang things.

4.  You have to adjust the 'delay' depending on the speed of the hardware.
That is nonsense.

5.  there are others.

winboard works fine using TCP/IP to play matches.  It doesn't have timing
issues dealing with I/O, the opponent can't do anything but send me a move
or draw offer, etc.




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