07-28-2004, 06:43 PM
Here's the deal. DOS has very limited support for tcp/ip stuff (namely, how you get online). There has been stuff made to access the internet in it, but there isn't a whole lot and it's not worth it.
However, you can make use vxd and vdd libraries to run Windows routines in a DOS program (Such as anything QB), and V1ctor has done just this with his DSock library. There's an example game included in that link that plays 'connect 4' over the internt. There's another similar library called wsock somewhere, but I can never remember the url.
However, to use this library to access the internet (and online multiplayer) you have to be running windows.
There are also programs that allow games that bridge IPX networks over the internet, but not many good ones.
However, you can make use vxd and vdd libraries to run Windows routines in a DOS program (Such as anything QB), and V1ctor has done just this with his DSock library. There's an example game included in that link that plays 'connect 4' over the internt. There's another similar library called wsock somewhere, but I can never remember the url.
However, to use this library to access the internet (and online multiplayer) you have to be running windows.
There are also programs that allow games that bridge IPX networks over the internet, but not many good ones.
