jpj@mss.UUCP (07/10/86)
I tried to send this earlier but I think it got eaten. Sorry if you've seen this already... Greetings - I have copies of both of the above but cannot get either to talk to AppleTalk. I have a system file that contains both ImageWriter and LaserWriter AppleTalk files but nothing works. I run the Control Panel and it shows AppleTalk connected but I cannot get these two to talk to each other. Has anyone gotten either of these to work? Could you please explain to me what I'm missing? Thanks in advance & I will summarize as desired. Cheers... Jim Jenal (aka ...!scgvaxd!mss!jpj) Mayfield Senior School ( " ...!ihnp4!mss!jpj)
jpj@mss.UUCP (J. P. Jenal) (07/18/86)
Greetings - well I've learned several things of late, let me share them with those of you who were as mis-informed as I. First off, BumperShips1.1 *DOES NOT TALK APPLETALK.* I was informed by someone involved w/same that it only works via direct connection - AppleTalk may be added at a later time - if the interest warrants it. (Side note - I would think that adding AT support would greatly boost the interest in the game - otherwise, people will probably ignore it.) (Note - if you already have MazeWars running on your machines, just hit n.) Next - I got MazeWars to finally work! I'm not really sure what was needed, but let me simply describe exactly what my current (working!) setup is. I have two identical disks, with the following contents: System Folder - contains: System file: version 3.1 Finder: version 5.2 AppleTalk ImageWriter MazeWar Folder - contains: Eyeballs Title ScreenData Mw (The first three items in the MazeWar Folder are all MacPaint files, the last is the MazeWars application.) Desk Accessories - Key Caps, Control Panel & Chooser. The *printer port* is used for the AppleTalk connection. (I am using 512k Macs, old ROM.) Under the Control Panel, AppleTalk is marked connected. This seems to be a key. Even though AppleTalk is indicated as being connected, I find that I must still click on connected each time before starting up MazeWars. This precludes making MazeWars the startup application - and is probably a bug. (Does anyone know why I would have to do this each time?) At any rate, if I don't re-initialize the AppleTalk connection this way, before *every game*, nothing useful happens. When starting up MazeWars, simultaneity doesn't matter in the least. Just go ahead and begin when you want - as others join, they are added to the game. Hope this helps some - thanks to all who responded... Cheers... Jim Jenal (aka ...!scgvaxd!mss!jpj) Mayfield Senior School ( " ...!ihnp4!mss!jpj)