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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 8000 FAQ

Author: Paul Massie

Date: 16:08:24 07/19/00

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On July 19, 2000 at 18:29:09, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>Thanks for posting about (potential), CM8000 enhancements.  One thing that all
>CCC people seem to agree about was that technical support for Chess Master was
>either little, or non-existent.  So the presence (hope you don't mind be called
>this), of an 'Insider', to tell us what's going on in the developement team is
>to be cherished!
>
>Now for my wish list, and/or fantasy list of what I'd like to see in Chess
>Master or the King engine...
>
>* Handling of pgn. comparable to other well-known programs.
>
>* More one click options (Taking back a move shouldn't require the use of the
>control key & the T key!), and 'hot' buttons.
>
>* More choices oh how to install the program - I think you hinted at this in
>regard to DirectX.  I think people who have bought the program in the past, and
>have had compatibility problems, (as well as anyone scared by reading about
>this), would be relieved to know that a custom instalation was available that
>would be unlikely to screw up their system.
>
>* Lincensing rights to Johan de Koenig to sell his engine to other
>companies,(This is definately, mostly a dream scenerio), like Chess Base.  I'd
>love to be able to buy the aggressive King engine for Fritz6:)
>
>Larry T.

That installation part is really important to me.  I've avoided buying the last
couple of releases for fear it would screw up my system.  If we had an option to
not install things I didn't need that could potentially cause a system problem I
would buy it.

Paul



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