aka_tom_w Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 Hi Folks Now I'm Curious Help me out here I read here that others here are playing head to head hot seat games on two computers connected via a LAN How can you set up two MAC computer to play hot seat across a LAN (I'm a MAc System Admin so I should be able to figure this out but I have not tried because I thought the TCP/IP patch was required first and it is not out yet) Is only one CD required? How to you (in exact techno weenie detail) connet two Macs for Lan Hotseat Play? I would be delighted to set this up. how does it work? Thanks again -tom w ------------------ <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR> "Have you thanked BTS by buying your SECOND copy of CM yet?" <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demoss Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by aka_tom_w: Hi Folks Now I'm Curious Help me out here I read here that others here are playing head to head hot seat games on two computers connected via a LAN How can you set up two MAC computer to play hot seat across a LAN (I'm a MAc System Admin so I should be able to figure this out but I have not tried because I thought the TCP/IP patch was required first and it is not out yet) Is only one CD required? How to you (in exact techno weenie detail) connet two Macs for Lan Hotseat Play? I would be delighted to set this up. how does it work? Thanks again -tom w <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hotseat, by definition, is two people taking turns on one computer. One player does their thing, then goes away while the other player does theirs. To get hotseat play over a LAN, you need the optional 10/100 Mb Flamethrower. ------------------ -Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ACTOR Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 Maybe a Netmeeting would work...you just close your eyes when the other guy is taking his turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted July 27, 2000 Share Posted July 27, 2000 Tom, I haven't tried but once my wife's Ruby iMac DV+ arrives I'll give it a go with my G3 Wallstreet. We have a 100T LAN at home (Airport would be cuter but not enough speed). I'll try Personal File sharing to see if we can mount the CD on the iMac from the PB otherwise maybe Timbuktu will do it. I'll keep you posted and will look back here often to see what other response you get. ------------------ Regards, Mark:-{) Anxiously awaiting the G4 PowerBook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisl Posted July 28, 2000 Share Posted July 28, 2000 Timbuktu should do it. I haven't tried it, but I use it for other things (like remote control of experiments). The catch is that you have to give the remote person full permission to control your machine, and you need a way to inform the other person it's their turn. I suppose you could use the intercom feature of Timbuktu for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted July 28, 2000 Author Share Posted July 28, 2000 Hi Thanks for your informed replies From what I had read I thought others here were using 2 computers for LAN hotseat head to head play with CM on PC's. I thought this was only possible when the TCP/IP patch comes out. I'm happy with head to head, hotseat play on one computer I just thought that others here had perfected the now nonexistant "hotseat via LAN" connection which is now (I think) known to be mythical. I'm not interested in any Timbuktu solution (too messy) I guess like EVERY one else what I really want is the TCP/IP patch with the timer and then Lets get on with it. Thanks for your replies. -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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