Author: J. C. Boco
Date: 15:21:53 05/23/03
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>The DGT is really beautiful , I did not realize the quality of the DGT board >until recenty after acquiring one from our sponsor ICD. The board is a >tournament sized of very high quality with normal thickness with just a little >plug on the side. With voice move announcemnt, you do not even need to look at >the screen. Fritz 8 is the best GUI to use with DGT -- right there you hundreds >of different engines to chose from - they have also enhance the drivers and it >is no longer necessary to flip the board for playing black or white. F8 also >has the best sounding move announcements -- It would even be bigger hit if they >could get GK or AK to announce the moves . Also, the board has piece >recognition! (besides the auto sensory) - again I did not realize that >beforehand- a pleasant surprize - great for setting up positions. > >Another surprise feature (I'm not in FIDE - I'm sure this is common knowledge >for FIDE members) - you do not need to plug it to a computer - you can use the >board in a OTB tournament setting and it will record the game for you in its >memory - than next time you're hook it up to a computer, you just download it >in. It holds up to 5 games. Does it come with an extra Queen? If not, what do you do should the occasion arise?
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