Talk:ImagiNation Network
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well im still looking for more content for this page and the pages for the games... if you have any screen shots or other information please update the page or if you dont want to post it here tell us at the Faux Inn Forums and we can post it for you
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[edit] Manual
Does anyone know where I can find a copy of the "Manual" that is cited throughout this page? If someone can point me in the right direction (maybe a link on the article page?), that would be great! Thanks.
[edit] Protocol
I removed the "Protocol" section of this page. It described a very small aspect of the network in fine detail, without any explanation of what this had to do with anything; it's irrelevant without a more general description of the system behind the network. It really didn't fit with this article. I'll copy the removed section below for future reference. - Brian Kendig 15:26, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- The protocol was a simple stop-and-wait protocol with explicit acknowledgment of packets. Packets had a start marker, a sequence number, a 16-bit CRC, the data, and a stop marker. If the start or stop marker occurred within the data, it had to be escaped. All good packets received in the proper order were acknowledged. Any packet out of sequence cause a NAK for the missing packets that came before it. Any packet with a bad CRC also got a NAK. If a NAK was received, or an ACK did not occur within a reasonable amount of time, the packet was retransmitted.
- We later moved to a sliding window version of the same protocol to cut down on the number of ACKs we had to send. Didn't change the packet format, but it did cut back on retransmissions.
The "protocol" section had appeared on the page again, so I removed it. I agree with Brian Kendig; the information is extraneous and not neccesary for an encyclopedia entry. FarFromHomeFish 09:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Continuing clean-up of article
The article is confusingly written, constantly referring to a manual which most people won't have access to. An effort should be made to revamp this article in its entirety, adding actual information, as opposed to simple lists of the games one could play. I've rewritten the opening section, added a sidebar, and started a 'history' section. Let's tidy up this article; if the quality is high enough, this page may be a canidate for a featured article in the future. --FarFromHomeFish 09:37, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Remove link to INN newsgroup?
The newsgroup for INN (located at alt.online-service.imagination (on Google)) is only spam these days. While it once might have had some interesting material on it, it now has nothing to add to any discussion save those about 'free cash' and 'bigger boobs'. Unless there's any dissent, I'll go ahead and remove the link on 06/30/06. --FarFromHomeFish 14:16, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Additional fees & restrictions
I vaguely remember that, while the clubhouse worked ont he regular subscription plan, sierraworld and Larryland either required additional costs or separate subscriptions. I also believe that Larryland was restricted to 18+. Since I was young at the time that I was a user, and it's been so long, I don't remember, but if anyone can verify this, it might be worth adding.
[edit] Risqué?
So there were parts of the network which were removed because of their content? Which parts would that be? It's not explained enough, I think.--164.77.106.168 19:38, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
