From:	"Ole Laursen" <ole_laursen AT hardworking DOT dk>
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Subject:	Re: I just got Allegro 3.925 for Windows working...
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Date:	Thu, 7 Oct 1999 20:20:09 +0100
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> I just made the "hello world" breakthrough in Micro$haft
> Visual C++ 6.0 and Allegro 3.925, a DirectX wrapper. So
> what NG would be the best to ask about MSVC+Allegro?

If you don't mind mailing lists, the absolutely best place to ask (all)
Allegro related question is one of the two Allegro mailing list for users
(there is another discussion list for the developers). For more details go
to Allegro's homepage ( http://sunsite.auc.dk/allegro/ ) and follow the
mailing list link.

> And how do I connect one computer to another under DJGPP?
> What are the best libraries for these?
>    serial port I/O, background send and receive
>    TCP/IP

If you interested in networking/serial linking etc. for programs such as
games, there is a library somewhere called libnet which AFAIK tries to
handle it in a portable and easy way (the programmer avoids messing with
gory hardware details). I don't have the URL -- though you could perhaps
try the links section on Allegro's homepage. And there is another package
for serial connections only, DZComm or something like that.

I haven't tried any of these (as my own project isn't at all ready for this
sort of advanced multiplaying :-) so I can't tell you whether they are the
best. :)

--
Ole Laursen
http://sunsite.auc.dk/olau/

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