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- > > The network (I havn't heard anything about this for ages).
- >
- > Okay, this is my burden to bear, though I am slow to get started on it.
- > My Falcon's been put back together, and has been for some time now, but
- > the major problem is and has been lack of harware info. First of all, I
- > agree that Midi will be most properly used for sound, so I've canned the
- > idea about MIDI networking. Also, there's at least one good reason for
- > using serial line for the networking... The speed. With HSMOD or a couple
- > of other software patches speeds up to 230400 (I think) baud is possible,
- > which should be more than sufficient for the networking, even if up to six
- > or eight machines were to be connected. This guess is based on the info
- > that was provided earlier about networking stress when DOOM was being
- > played by network.
-
- Hold your horeses!! :-)
-
- I think we should go for the midi network for several reasons.
-
- 1) You will not listen to the music while playing in network anyway as
- it would make it sound strange and you would need 8 falcon and atleast 8
- midiboxes and you could imagine how that would sound! If you want the
- midi music while playing you can't use the network or put on a CD.
- It's that simple. :-)
-
- 2) Midi network is much easier both from the programming point of view and from
- the users. Midi cables are easy to get hold of and are cheap and it's easy to plug
- them in.
-
- 3) You doesn't want music as you wan to here the other huys SCREAM when you chop
- them up with the chainsaw! :-)))
-
- > lots of other speeds with patches...). The best thing would be so have
- > someone with the correct experience do this part of the program... Doen
- > anybody have any ideas? I mean, if I'm to abandon the networking part, at
- > least I should be held responsible for getting hold of a person to replace
- > me!
-
- We doesn't want to replace you! I still think we should go for the midi solution
- and you just have to choose. Music or networking, you can't have then both at
- the same time. When you are alone you will go for the music and if you want
- to play in a network you switch of the music and activate the network.
-
- > > Anything I forgot?
- >
- > Well, a general-purpose GEM-shell for all the Bad Mood utilities and the
- > game itself would be nice to have - sortof a BM Shell with the option to
- > also start the level editor and other stuff.
-
- Yes. It would be nice.
-
- //Magnus Kollberg
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