Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 15:41:12 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 ----------- Hi jm, I'am using an AMD K6-2, 266Mhz MMX with 64 Ram, and i experience no problems with Chessmaster moving instantly on the Time control= minutes per game! Now the other time controls that you say are not working, but will be repaired with the patch is not working for me either as it moves instantly on those time controls. Regards,Terry
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