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Subject: Re: Chess System Tal II for Windows

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:11:53 03/29/99

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On March 29, 1999 at 13:07:14, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>Is announced on the Gambit-Soft page (I ordered it Immediately:))  Curiously, I
>could find no update on the Oxford page as yet.
>
>"Chess System Tal II WIN arrived
>
>Chess System Tal II (Windows 95/98/NT) by Oxford Softworks arrived here today.
>All pre-orders will be airmailed today. A few weeks ago programmer Chris
>Whittington wrote:
>CSTal2 interface is both auto232 and Internet Chess Server (ICC and FICs etc)
>compatible. This means you can play any appropriate combination of end-user, cst
>engine, auto232 engine, ICC opponent, other chess program on LAN etc. For
>example, you can hang an auto232 engine (Hiarcs, Genius, Mchess etc.) on one
>end, and the ICC on the other, thus getting automated ICC server play for any of
>these auto232 engines. The CSTal2 engine can kibitz at the same time + all the
>usual chess server features are available. It does work. We tested it :).
>Further details will follow the next few days. Price, including airmail
>worldwide, US $ 55 (at today's exchange rate). - 3/29/99"
>
>Questions; Anyone here owning this program (DOS).  Can you tell me something
>about the tutorials in the program, and just your overall opinions are most
>welcome.
>
>And, does anyone know if this new program has the DOS version included and/or
>all the features of the previous one?
1.  That sounds terrific.
2.  My added question: "Will this version of CS-Tal have the Nalmov tablebase
files on CD for use with it?"



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