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From: blgardne@esunix.UUCP (Blaine Gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Firepower (was LP monitors)
Message-ID: <532@esunix.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 14:58:47 EDT
Article-I.D.: esunix.532
Posted: Mon Oct 19 14:58:47 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 23-Oct-87 06:18:45 EDT
References: <30730@sun.uucp>
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
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in article <30730@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) says:
> What Bryce said is correct, except the game was MicroIllusions 'FirePower'
> which could easily be billed as the ultimate tank game. And since it was
> played for 38 hrs straight by several people I think I can give it a fairly
> good review here :
 
Agreed! This is a great game, especially when played with an oponent on
the other side of town.

> Another highly publicized but poorly implemented feature was multiplayer
> through the serial port mode. At Hackers we had two Amigae connected 
> together via a null modem cable. Unfortunately, FirePower wanted to see
> a modem on the serial line. It refused to connect without some sort of
> AT type handshake going on. This was a big disappointment. 

Worked fine for us at Saturday's user's group meeting.

We just set the "number to dial" requester to a blank line, hit "Dial",
and then "Start Game". It fired right up. The next half hour or so was
spent playing on the two machines, side-by-side, with a crowd at least 5
deep crowded around us.

Does you cable carry all the lines needed (CD, TR, MR)? I have no idea
what is required, but my cable does have all of the above wired.
-- 
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