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G0SYR > GAMES 05.02.07 14:04l 63 Lines 2483 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Real time packet video games.?
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Hi Ian and all,
On Sun, 4 Feb 2007 23:37:00 +0000, g0tez%gb7fcr.#16.gbr.eu@gb7cip.ampr.org
wrote:
> From: G0TEZ@GB7FCR.#16.GBR.EU
> To : GAMES@WW
>
>
> In 1990, when I began, I visited someone's house who regularly played a
> flight simulation game over the air with another ham about 6 miles away.
>
> At that time I assumed it was some variation on packet but, as I was only
> rich enough to afford a s/h handheld into a home brew ae, I didn't ask
> questions of someone who was very well off and not all that friendly.
>
> I believe they have both left the area. I have heard nothing of them in
> years. I do know they are not now on packet and only watched messages when
> they were.
>
> Does anyone know what they were up to ?
>
> I got a bit better off, bought a 256 and a HLDLC. Even did a bit of HF for
> a while but returned to VHF/UHF chat + 1200 baud packet.
>
> I have never seen anyone playing games since. I was reminded of it by John
> G8MNYs description of the ATV repeater down there,
>
> If we could play real time games via radio, it might attract people,
> though I suppose most would rather just get broadband nowadays.
>
>
>
>
> 73 - Ian, G0TEZ @ GB7FCR
>
> Message timed: 23:32 GMT on 2007-Feb-04
> Message sent using WinPack-Telnet V6.80
I can't throw any light on what they were upto with their flight simulator
game but any game designed to be played between TCPIP networked computers
can be played straight away across the amprnet packet network.
The practicalities would depend on exactly what sort of links were available
between the players and what response times were neccessary for the
particular game.
I'm only linked to the amprnet via a 19,200 baud 70cm simplex radio link
but simple games such as battleships, connect4, scrabble or chess/draughts
etc. are no problem but I've not looked at anything requiring a faster
response time. Problem would be the transit times for packets across the
amprnet containing shared radio links would be very variable and
unpredictable. But there is no reason why people couldn't set up dedicated
point to point links to experiment, simple cheap wifi bridges on 13cm
could be a simple way to start experimenting.
--
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