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* THE SIGMA NETBIOS ENGINE 2.0 *
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* Sigma Software Research TEL: 205 244-7230 *
* P.O. Box 231239 CIS: 74130,3116 *
* Montgomery, AL 36123-1239 *
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INTRODUCTION
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This archive contains several programs to demonstrate the Sigma NetBIOS
Engine for Windows 3.0. If you would like more information, please call,
mail or use CompuServe to leave a mailing address. The Engine is available
with complete source code, 60 page guide/reference manual, and several demo
programs. The Engine also includes interface classes for Actor 4.0 and a
sample NetBIOS Chat program.
Please make sure that NetBIOS is properly installed and working on your
system before executing the demo applications. If you are not sure about the
driver installation refer to your network systems manual for details. You may
use the demo programs NFERRET, or TDS and TDC to test the Engine with your
network.
Time/Date Server (TDS)
----------------------
The TDS application broadcasts the current date and time from a node. Other
nodes may use TDC to receive and display the time/date datagram. Simply start
TDS and the time should update in the window every second. The number of
servers is limited by NetBIOS resources and the number of Windows timers
available.
Time/Date Client (TDC)
----------------------
TDC receives and displays all time/date datagrams from local and/or remote
servers. Since each instance of TDC adds the NetBIOS Group Name "TIMEDATE"
to the network, you may only run one instance of the TDC application. If you
attempt to execute a second copy of TDC locally, you will get a NetBIOS Add
Name error 0DH and the application terminates.
The Network Ferret
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This program demostrates reading the Adapter Status. This works on the local
or a remote adapter (provided the name exists on the remote adapter). Simply
start the program and select a enter a node name or "*" for the local adapter.
The program updates the status every second in the window. Note that you may
run many instances of this program and simultaneously monitor the adapter
status on several nodes at once.
Actor 4.0 Classes
-----------------
In addition, the Engine contains NetBIOS interface classes for Actor 4.0.
This includes a Network CHAT program to illustrate usage with the Actor
programming language.