Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 13:27:10 12/02/98
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On November 28, 1998 at 17:00:38, James T. Walker wrote: >On November 28, 1998 at 13:47:54, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On November 27, 1998 at 19:04:14, James T. Walker wrote: >> >>>I'm trying to get my two computers to communicate via the serial ports with a >>>null modem cable. Both are running win98. I can't make it happen. I'm working >>>towards auto testing of chess programs. If anyone can help me through email I >>>would appreciate it. I don't want to tie up this site with a non chess thread. >>>Both computers act like they are working. The PII is set up as the "host" and >>>the AMD is set up as the "Client". The host is listening and the client is >>>communicating but they don't hear each other. I'm using a brand new null modem >>>cable which I checked out the connections on today. I'm lost ! >>>Please if you can help off line by email. >>>Thanks, >>>Jim Walker >> >>What software do you use to link the 2 computers together? >> >>If you use Auto232, I think that a null modem will not do the job. >> >>I think the Auto232 cable has been specially twisted somewhere to avoid the use >>of a standard null modem cable. A kind of copy protection I suppose. >> >> >> Christophe > >Hello, >I'm using the Windows 98 software which is under --Programs,accessories,direct >cable connection. I'm using that because I tried to make Junior 5 play itself >and could not get it to work either. So I dropped back to the windows direct >cable connection program to just make a simple connection between the two >computers for file sharing/transfefs. As I said I set one up as the "Host" and >the other as the "Client" per the instructions with windows 98. They both act >as if they are working but cannot make the "connection". The Junior manual said >all I needed was a null modem cable. Also the windows 98 help instructions for >direct cable connection are for a plain null modem cable. >Thanks, >Jim Walker NO NO NO don't use the Windows direct cable connection stuff. Simply connect your null modem cable to both serial ports when the computers are off then turn them on and open up your chess programs on the different computers and then in Junior there are 2 different submenus that you have to click on and after that follow the dialog boxes. Do the same for either Nimzo or Shredder. Either com 1 or com 2 will work. I have played junior 5,vs Nimzo 98 and va Shredder 2 that way but there are bugs. The following is an excerpt from my review of Junior 5. 11) As well, Junior 5 comes with WIN 232 autoplayer code that enables you to play Junior 5 on one computer hooked up to a program like Shredder 2 or Nimzo 98 on another computer using a null modem cable. I tried this out using the COM 1 port both against Shredder and Nimzo and found some interesting points. First when playing against Nimzo, Nimzo often lost the position and the match had to be aborted. Against Shredder often Shredder would make it’s move but Junior would not receive it and the match had to be aborted. In both sets of matches the clock times mean little because of delays in move transmission. If you want Junior to play white in these matches you have to press the space bar for Junior 5 and against Shredder, you must designate Shredder as the slave computer. If you want Nimzo to play white you start the autoplayer from Nimzo’s end. The colors do not alternate in the Nimzo-Junior 5 matches so to be fair you must have 2 sets of matches for those 2 programs. Only the Junior 5 engine can be used in AUTO232 mode. -- komputer Korner
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