02-21-2004, 11:11 PM
I am studying the feasability of designing a communication system for DOS<Windows communications. As many of you know, such communication is generally done with either files or via the clipboard. I am trying to come up with an alternative.
One interesting concept is communication via TCP/IP. I believe it should be possible to create a communications mechanism that takes advantage of TCP, although exactly how to achive this, I am not sure. The best place to start, I think, is to get a DOS application working properly under windows which is capable of handling it's own TCP usage internally, and I think the best way to do that is to work with a packet driver shim that communicates with the windows functions for TCP.
I am not sure how much of this is possible, but I would like any input. Anyone with any ideas, links, or information that might help with this, please send it my way.
Thanks,
Jonathan Simpson
One interesting concept is communication via TCP/IP. I believe it should be possible to create a communications mechanism that takes advantage of TCP, although exactly how to achive this, I am not sure. The best place to start, I think, is to get a DOS application working properly under windows which is capable of handling it's own TCP usage internally, and I think the best way to do that is to work with a packet driver shim that communicates with the windows functions for TCP.
I am not sure how much of this is possible, but I would like any input. Anyone with any ideas, links, or information that might help with this, please send it my way.
Thanks,
Jonathan Simpson
onathan Simpson