Short: Networked Othello req. MUI, AmiTCP/AS225 Author: djm2@ra.msstate.edu (Dan Murrell Jr.) Uploader: djm2 ra msstate edu (Dan Murrell Jr ) Type: comm/net Architecture: m68k-amigaos ************************************ ** Introduction ************************************ Introduction to Nothello Nothello is a little project I wrote as a result of being able to play with the upcoming Grapevine IRC client by Brian Cerveny. In talking to Brian, I had visions of all the potentials of having an Amiga-based IRC client, that can start up other clients as a DCC command. Nothello was the first result of my ideas. I know of others who are planning clients, as well, and I have more ambitious plans myself. Nothello was just something simple enough to learn sockets programming, and to develop my own routines and style. While Nothello was designed with IRC startup in mind, it can easily be used standalone, as well. All you have to do is call it with the proper host and port number arguments, which is what Grapevine will do itself. It's just more privy to that information than you are. :) To start it up on your own, which is really the only way until Grapevine itself is released, you just find an opponent with either AmiTCP or as225 installed, get his Amiga's hostname or IP number, agree on a suitable port number to use, and then run it with the proper args. [Note: The /DCC startup via Grapevine is subject to change, as Grapevine is still in development. At this time, the planned support through Grapevine will be by /DCC command, i.e. /dcc nethello danimal If there will be any changes in the startup options for Grapevine compatibility, an appropriate version will be released.]