Re: GS/Mac networked game?

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4cjmup$gk9@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>,
Sean McAfee <mcafee@umich.edu> wrote:
> Has there ever existed a networked game (or any other application, for
> that matter) that was playable by both IIgs and Mac users on the same
> AppleTalk network?

Not that I know of.  There are plenty of networked Mac-only games,
e.g. Doom.

> Failing that, is the source for any networked game for the Mac (or, less
> preferably, the GS) publically available?

Alternatively, how about IIgs modem games, such as Death Hunt?  It
should be possible to adapt this sort of game to work over an
AppleTalk network (given the source code).

Unfortunately, the ideal protocol for this is ADSP (AppleTalk Data
Stream Protocol), which provides a full duplex "byte pipe" between the
two computers, and this protocol was never implemented for the IIgs.

The next best option would be to use ATP (AppleTalk Transaction
Protocol), or possibly DDP (Datagram Delivery Protocol) together with
some error correction.
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