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

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 18:47:29 11/15/00

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On November 15, 2000 at 21:10:27, Paul Doire wrote:

>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

Odd that Yace doesn't work on your system,  as Yace just beat Chessmaster at 15
10 here .

:)

JW



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