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  • Re: Re: What Are You Dial

    From MIKE POWELL@21:1/175 to BOB WORM on Tue Jun 18 08:23:00 2024
    │ > That sounds like a good idea for a game to test out the language. Since
    │ > you're using ASCII characters, I wonder if the game would work as a door
    │ > game? (or is that part of the plan already?)
    │
    │You've dismantled a fair few door games, are there any guides around to explain
    │how to put a door game together? I assume the username, screen size and board │name are handed in as environment variables or something?
    └─[BW=>A]

    There are some "door framework" packages out there. My assumption is that
    they come with some of the comm port handling, etc., already built in and
    you just have to program your door, but I don't know that.

    Mike

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  • From Bob Worm@21:1/205 to MIKE POWELL on Tue Jun 18 22:27:08 2024
    Re: Re: Re: What Are You Dial
    By: MIKE POWELL to BOB WORM on Tue Jun 18 2024 08:23:00

    There are some "door framework" packages out there. My assumption is that they come with some of the comm port handling, etc., already built in and you just have to program your door, but I don't know that.

    Thanks, Mike. I'll look that up.

    BobW
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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to MIKE POWELL on Wed Jun 19 21:39:00 2024
    There are some "door framework" packages out there. My assumption is that they come with some of the comm port handling, etc., already built in and you just have to program your door, but I don't know that.

    That is the case, you're meant to be able to hand off all the comms operation to the external functions. Despite using TP 4 and 5, I never had any joy
    with any of those setups, there were two main ones, but I can't recall the names now. Which is how I came to write the character send/receive having to play with registers and inline ASM.

    Spec


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