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Subject: Re: Chessmaster's defects

Author: John Merlino

Date: 11:45:05 03/07/02

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On March 07, 2002 at 06:28:52, Matthias Gemuh wrote:

>On March 07, 2002 at 04:34:34, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>
>>On March 07, 2002 at 04:11:45, Sergei Smith wrote:
>>
>>>The King _does_ consume more than it's fair share of CPU resources.
>>>I checked with several system monitors and Filemon.
>>>Also, the need for an OPK number requires CM8000 to be run each time you start a
>>>tournament with The King in the ChessBase GUI or WinBoard.
>>>If The King of Chessmaster 9000 will still have this copy protection, not many
>>>tournament organizers will buy it. I won't in any case.
>>
>>As i understand it CM9 will be a fully functional winboard engine, but without
>>book support outside the CM GUI.
>>
>>Jonas
>
>
>Then even I would buy it.
>Is use only engines which can run for several days unattended in tournaments
>under ChessBase GUI.

The current version of The King can do this. You only need to get a new OPK
number when you reboot your computer.

jm



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