
			Novell Network Tic-Tac-Toe

This program is my way of learning IPX for Novell.  As such it was only
meant to be a learning tool.  Much of the coding is quite sloppy.  Because
I don't have the official Novell library, I wrote my own.  It should have
the same C calling conventions as the standard library.  All code was
written to compile under Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 and Microsoft Assembler 6.0.
No attempt was made to get it to compile under any other compilers.
By the way, I use four space tabs.

The program itself, TTT.EXE, is all that is needed to run.  In fact, you
don't even need to be logged on to run it.  However, IPX must be loaded
beforehand, since IPX is the transport used.  You do need more than one
machine connected on the same network segment in order to play.  The
program currently cannot cross bridges or thru servers.   TTT does have
a few command-line options.  "-n" allows you to change your name.
For example, 'ttt -n Dude' would make you known as Dude.  Spaces can
also be in the name if you use double-quotes, i.e., 'ttt -n "The Dude"'.
There is also the debug option "-d", which displays nifty debugging
info.

Once running, TTT should show you the other available players, with
a number assigned to each player.  Press the number of the player
that you wish to play.  You can also cheat and let the computer play
for you by pressing C.  Another letter you can use at that point is F.
That puts you into Friendly mode.  In Friendly Mode, whenever somebody
requests to play with you, you'll automatically start play with them.
Using C and F together is like having a tic-tac-toe server.

Have fun,

Randy Thomas
rthomas@ucrengr.ucr.edu
August 29, 1992
