RETICON wrote:My main concern for not having a BBA is because of its limited availability here and in other parts of the world. Why pay over $100 for a BBA when a USB modem is anywhere from $15 - $50 depending on the company.
What I think would be the best outcome is if somehow we can utilize the serial port on the Dreamcast for a 3rd party modem, but that's quite the stretch, but I think that would be the best-case scenario.
Excellent point. You can get a USB conexant modem on ebay for under $10 that should work great on a dc-pc setup. It would be especially easy if you could create the Java program to handle all the communication; in theory that would be the best dc-pc server out there.
A homebrew modem that uses the serial port would be interesting but indeed difficult. My advice is to invest the time into programming the java dc-pc route since pc modem's are cheap. Overall I'm sure whatever is the easiest would be the best route.
Anyways, I apologize for pressing the online discussion since it won't be included in the first game; I'm glad you are focusing on the game engine first. It would be great to see the game become a success, then you could use the engine to build many more awesome looking Dc games
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