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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 8000 FAQ

Author: Dan Homan

Date: 06:20:49 07/21/00

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On July 20, 2000 at 16:47:17, John Merlino wrote:

>On July 20, 2000 at 09:47:45, Dan Homan wrote:
>
>>If it has winboard engine support, then I would think that the new chessmaster
>>will automatically have auto232 support via Remi Coulomb's auto232 winboard
>>engine. But maybe there is something about how chessmaster handles winboard
>>engines that would prevent this.
>>
>> - Dan
>
>I doubt that will work, because security is being built into The King engine AND
>the Chessmaster GUI to make sure that The King cannot be used outside of the
>Chessmaster GUI.
>
>jm

That wouldn't be a problem.  Just use the king inside the chessmaster GUI and
make the auto232 connection a personality through the winboard engine
functionality.  Then chessmaster just thinks it is playing another personality,
but that personality is connected to auto232 and another computer.

 - Dan



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