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- From: smryan@netcom.com (@#$%!?!)
- Subject: Re: Pondering this forever..
- Message-ID: <smryanDpuCvz.BsC@netcom.com>
- Organization: The Programmer formerly known as S M Ryan
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- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 07:31:11 GMT
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-
- : windows programming. I have always wondered what they use to write in
- : windows. Example, windows.h ? i dont know, i would really like to
- : know information on that.. ?
-
- You won't find very much in a C book, because Windows (or X or Mac
- Toolbox) are not C. You can write your windows code in C, C++, Fortran,
- Lisp, Smalltalk, assembler, etc.
-
- You will need another book for Windows. (Or books, more likely.)
-
- There should be a comp.* devoted to windows where you can more focussed
- answers.
-
- : Also, tcp/ip, how would one go about knowing how to refer to an ip
- : address, or anything that has to do with tcp/ip ? Is there a
- : standard file, with rules of TCp/ip out on the net somewhere? I
-
- Again, TCP/IP or X.25 or ATM or whatever is not C, and you do not have to
- write C to do network code. How you actually get access to the network and
- start sending and receiving packets depends on your system. On Unix, you
- open a socket. On DOS, ???. The system interface will probably let you
- specify a destination address and the message contents, and it will take
- care of wrapping the message with headers, validation, sequencing, etc.
-
- You can get the address magically, have the user type it in, hard code
- it, or send a message to a name server.
-
- There are usually rules concerning the message contents, such as FTP or
- Telnet protocols. These rules are coverred in rules called rfc (request
- for comments) which are stored somewhere on the net. I don't remember at
- the moment.
-
- Caution: do not debug network programs on the internet. Use an isolated
- network. Or risk the wrath of god.
-
- Again, if you can a more specific comp.* group, the answers will be more
- focussed.
-
- : The next question goes for DOS/4gw.exe or something like that, the
- : real time file used by doom. Do these files come with a TXT
- : explaining how to use them ?
-
- You might have to ask ID Software. They might refuse to tell you. You can
- also ftp to PC archives on the internet and spelunk in their games section.
-
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