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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 8000 FAQ

Author: John Merlino

Date: 17:03:10 07/19/00

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

>* Handling of pgn. comparable to other well-known programs.
What, specifically, do these "other programs" do that Chessmaster 7000 did not?

>* More one click options (Taking back a move shouldn't require the use of the
>control key & the T key!), and 'hot' buttons.

You could always take back (for example) a move via the VCR controls of the Game
Details window. The accelerator was provided if you had decided not to show that
window.

>* 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.

Chessmaster required DirectX for multiplayer support (TCP/IP, LAN, modem and
MPlayer) and required QuickTime for audio and video. Both of these items were
optional during installation of CM7000, if I recall correctly. There was also,
apart from the three fixed installation types (typical, typical with database,
and minimum), a "custom" installation that allowed you to pick and choose which
filesets you wanted installed. Is there more that you were hoping to see?

>* 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:)

Fat chance. We want his engine all to ourselves! (wouldn't you?) ;-)

jm



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