Then go away trolls?


Maybe someone with enough balls will take it on.


We know where you stand, and it's not with the men.

If all the clients are windows xp then technically terminal services is "free"


Just do a remote desktop connection, once configured correctly on the client to let it connect.


I've done it, and not recommended if you are going to be doing it remotely as you said, unless you have a OC48 into both locations. I have tried VNC, Terminal Services(remote desktop), and dameware. The TS was actually the best of them all believe it or not, RDP is configured fairly decently as a protocol to work over remote connections which is probably why and it not as concerned with mouse movement and some other graphics as VNC and Dameware are.


If you had a real budget then the ICA protocol that Metaframe uses would most likely work much better but as I said you would need a good budget for that


Having managed bots remotely I can honestly say your better off writing a skunkworks script that runs in the background that allows you to ask questions of the bot and get responses, or even reboot the machine or restart the bot remotely. Then you log in another account and just manage it with a set of /tells that only respond to a specific user, or set of users.

what? I'm a troll because I'm being realistic?


I'm sorry if you don't know the technical details of what you're asking. I'm sorry that you don't know how to program. I'm sorry that you want someone to do something for you even though there are plenty of other viable alternatives..


tell me where ANY of those things are MY problem however.

"and I highly doubt any of "us" put anyone on the moon or launched anything from space."


I've gotten pretty close...

The price for Apollo capsules and Saturn V rockets was $83 billion in current dollars.


I'm sure you can make a really sweet AC client replacement for $83 billion...

 

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This thread makes me laugh.

Apparently you guys have a real issue with being told by someone who actually KNOWS what's going on that it's not feasible at the current time.


If you had a budget to hire real programmers and pay them, it would be possible. You don't. And none of you have the programming expertise to do so, and no one is going to do it on a whim, especially when people who actually know what they're doing have given up on their alternate AC clients. So shut up about it already.

 

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im not sure about the terminology..but it sounds like if you have windows xp,a nvida videocard capable of dual monitors,can even use drakiers to copie the clients. in the start button you can point and click and let xp do the rest,it has that right in there creat multiple user/desktops. you can have 4 toons on 1 puter pushing 2 monitors. i can have 4 toons on 1 puter on the same screen atm but bot has to b on top to work. the old actrade had to b on top too . i had to put buff bot on bottom screen and trader on top so actrade could use the mouse.

I would just like to thank you for proving my point! The additude is completly uncalled for from you guys. Do it or don't do it, but shut-up about how smart your not allready!

it's not about how smart WE are.. and I didnt' call anyone stupid.


I simply said that no one here has the knowledge to do what you're asking. The ones that DO have the knowledge aren't going to do it. I certainly don't have the knowledge to do it. I'll be the first to admit I couldn't do it.


Why don't you do the same thing? I wasn't giving any attitude or demeaning anyone. I simply said that you aren't going to make a full client replacement.


There are plenty of other alternatives that have already been meantioned.. I even made sure to clarify that in one of my posts.. most likely VNC or another Remote Desktop program is the best bet at what they want.


YOU'RE the one giving attitude and causing problems. Sorry to be a realist (once again), but building a 2D client just is not going to happen. No one here (including myself) has the knowledge or ability to do that (other than a few people in the ACDev circle). I'm not calling anyone stupid with that. I'm saying that accomplishing that is a MAJOR undertaking. Not something to be taken lightly.


There are also LEGAL problems with creating an alternate client. (just as there are with creating emulators or alternate servers). I didn't want to get into listing ALL of the reasons this isn't possible, which is why I very FIRST said that the projects were abandoned. I see now that you WANT me to list all the reasons why.. just saying it isn't possible on this board isn't enough.


seriously.. I'm not trying to argue or pick a fight, or demean anyone, or cause any sort of problems. I'm just being realistic and trying to steer this conversation to something a little more realistic. Creating a plugin to manage a tradebot is something that is realistic. I even suggested that as my #2 in the list of 3 things. #1 of course being that creating an alternate client is not possible.


If you want to create a plugin, have fun. It's possible. It's even possible for a programming novice. Go wild.


If you want to create an alternate client, have fun with that. Good luck. Chances are you won't do it, but who am I to stop you? I'm not trying to imply I'm the best at programming, or I'm really anything special in programming, but I do know a little bit about it.. professionally. Chances are, if *I* can't do it, then a novice hobbyist programmer won't be able to do it.