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Subject: Re: Could you give more info about the LAN play?

Author: Laurence Chen

Date: 04:43:56 11/20/00

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On November 20, 2000 at 00:06:40, Terry Ripple wrote:

>On November 19, 2000 at 19:40:03, Laurence Chen wrote:
>
>><snip>
>>>And then there is Lan play!
>>>
>>Could you provide more information about this LAN play feature, does it only
>>connect to another CM8000 program running or can you also connect to an internet
>>chess server like the FICS, or ICC?  If CM8000 supports FICS, or ICC, then one
>>can set it to autoplay against Rebel Tiger or any Winboard Chess engine, and
>>that would be great because Chessbase is supposed to come with a new GUI which
>>will support LAN connection.
>>Regards,
>>Laurence
>------------
>
>Hi Lawrence,
>Here is the information about using a Lan connection! Does this mean anything to
>you and if so, what is your opinion regarding this and what you were asking?
>
>Regards Terry
>
>
>To start Chessmaster Live using the LAN:
>
>1	Make sure the Chessmaster 8000 Disc 1 is in your CD-ROM drive.
>
>2	Click the LAN icon in the Chessmaster Live dialog. Chessmaster prompts you to
>specify whether you want to host a new Internet game or join an existing
>Internet game.
>
>3	Do one of the following:
>
>»	To host a game, type a name in the Game Name box, click Host, and then wait
>for your opponent to join you.
>»	To join a game, select the game you want to join from the Active Games list,
>and then click Join. (The Active Games List displays all the games currently
>being hosted on the local network.) Chessmaster connects you to the hosted game,
>so you can start playing over the Internet.



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