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Subject: Re: ATTN: JOHN MERLINO CM 8000 Xboard Issues(Long)

Author: Paul Doire

Date: 18:10:27 11/15/00

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On November 15, 2000 at 17:46:58, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>On November 15, 2000 at 16:40:34, Paul Doire wrote:
>
>>I recently installed 23 Winboard engines into CM8000 .I used the attached
>>Winboad.ini file based on Frank Quisinsky's config2.zip and engine detail pages
>>for all command line parameters.
>>
>>NOTE: the executables in my ini file have the last known rating from Franks page
>>added to part of the name, so when it displays in winboard I can see ELO of the
>>two engines while they play.
>>
>>All engines work fine under Winboard.
>>
>>my comments that follow are based on lookin at engine monitor windows in CM8000.
>>
>>11 Engines aren't working as follows:
>>
>>1.AnMon 5.09-nothing
>>2.Arasan 5.4-plays book only
>>3.Bringer-1.7-starts GUI as it should but nothing else
>>4.Gnuchess 4.14-seems to move until 0-0 is necessary then stops
>>5.GreenLightChess 2.10-displays move in window but doesn't make it
>>6.Nejmet 2.57-nothing
>>7.NewRival 1817-starts GUI-nothing else
>>8.Phalanx 22-resigns immediately
>>9.Raffaela 0.0.2-starts GUI-illegal move
>>10.Tao 4.4-program displays CM8000 performed illegal operation,will shut
>>down-invalid page fault
>>11. Yace 023-nothing
>>
>>Also THE KING engine moves instantly with no thinking or hash searching,it
>>displays one line and never varies.
>>
>>WINBOARD.INI
>>
>>/firstChessProgramNames="Amy_07_Co2450 /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Amy2450
>>\"AnMon_5092400 xboard\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\AnMon2400
>>\"Arasan_542325 -H 32768\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Arasan2325
>>\"Bionic_4012400 /tbpath=c:\\Chess\\edwards\"
>>/fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Bionic2400
>>\"Bringer_172375 /winboard\"  /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Bringer2375
>>\"Comet_B23-32450\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Comet2450
>>\"Comet_B27\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\CometB27
>>\"Crafty_1713_Nal2550\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\CraftyNal2550
>>\"Crafty_1714_Nal\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\CraftyNal2550
>>\"GnuChes_4142300 -T 1400000\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\GnuChess2300
>>\"Gromit_302400 gromit.cui\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Gromit2400
>>\"LGoliath_29a2525\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\LGoliath2525
>>\"Nejmet_2572425 xb\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Nejmet2572425
>>\"NewRival_18171950 -winboard 32000 -info\"
>>/fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\NewRival1950
>>\"Phalanx_22_Co2400 -o- -l+ -t32768 -r900\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Phalanx2400
>>\"Raffaela_02\"/fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Raffaela
>>\"SOS2425 c:\\Chess\\nalimov\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\SOS2425
>>\"Tao_44\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Tao
>>\"TCBishop_00452400 TCBxInit.cui\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\TCBishop2400
>>\"Yace_0232500\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Yace2500
>>\"Zephyr_061\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\Zephyr
>>\"ZChess_202400\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\ZChess2400
>>\"ZChess_22B\" /fd=c:\\Chess\\WinBoard\\ZChess2400
>>
>>Any comments ,I noticed on 11/15 Jason Willamson had some problems also.
>>Am I doing something wrong??????
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>Paul Doire
>
>Hi Paul,
>
>I can`t help because I don`t know the new Chessmaster version and I think in
>Germany is the version not available. But it is interesting for me. Could you
>send me the configuration files from Chessmaster 8000 and a readme for the
>configuration from WinBoard engines under Chessmaster 8000.
>
>I will look and maybe I can help !
>
>Have a nice day !
>
>Best
>Frank

CM8000 has .CMP files for all personalities not individual config or ini files
like Winboard does.
You enter path to executable then there is a line for command line parameters.
I entered all parameters that I have in my winboard. ini file on the command
line and some engines ,12 out of 23 worked fine.
Funny though that Gromit.cui,Bionic tbpath=,TCBxInit.cui all work.Then
Raffaella,SOS,Tao,and Yace which require no special command line parameters
don't work.

I guess I'm stuck with 50% of my available engines not working. What would
happen if I had all your engines downloaded???????

Maybe CM8000 should be half price I bought it primarily based on John Merlino's
post about complete Winboard COMPATIBILTY.Otherwise I would have purchased
another program .I have had CM since 4000 series but felt I outgrew it because
of my interest in Winboarding and the other strong commercial programs.Then the
post,then I bought it.
I hope I can get help,maybe I'm doing something wrong.If not goodbye CM

Regards,
Paul



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