Author: Dragos Gabudeanu
Date: 10:35:45 12/22/00
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On December 22, 2000 at 12:17:13, John Merlino wrote:
>On December 22, 2000 at 09:15:54, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>
>>I am beginning to repent of my change, three months ago or so, from an "slow"
>>but reliable and high quality Intel MMX 200 Mhz to a dubious AMD K-6. People
>>from CM say that maybe that MAYBE is the reason of the problem that I have had,
>>with the engine answering instantly at any level. So I win any game, but it is a
>>poor consolation. Your experience? Have, any of you, had problems with any
>>program due to this processor? What the experts say? What you recomend, EVEN if
>>the processor is not, in this case, the cause of my troubles? The bloody thing
>>took 200 bucks from my budget, but if I was just stolen and deceived, I prefer
>>to know it now and expend another chunk of my money to put things straight.
>>Fernando
>
>I must clarify my e-mail to you regarding your K6 processor. If, in fact, the
>engine security code is failing because you are running a K6 processor, the
>fault is NOT with your computer, it is DEFINITELY with Chessmaster 8000! What I
>would like to know is if there is anybody else out there with Chessmaster 8000
>who is running a K6 who is also experiencing this problem.
>
>Your processor is fine, I suspect. I highly doubt that you have a faulty chip
>(although it IS possible, I suppose). It is also possible, however, that
>Chessmaster 8000 fails on ALL K6 chips (or a small class of them), and that is
>what we are trying to determine.
>
>jm
Fernando,
I have a K6-2 450 @500MHz running CM8000 all the time and I am 100% satisified
with CM's play--not instant responses whatsoever.
Dragos
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