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>The GGZ Gaming Zone developers</H3
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> Design specification for the GGZ Gaming Zone. This document
covers the internal server architecture and the client/server
communication protocols.
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>1. <A
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>2. <A
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>2.1. <A
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>2.1.1. <A
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>2.1.2. <A
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>2.2. <A
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