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Subject: Re: CM8K Autoplay???? works.

Author: Paul Doire

Date: 09:10:38 12/29/00

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On December 29, 2000 at 11:33:00, James T. Walker wrote:

>On December 29, 2000 at 10:46:08, Peter Fendrich wrote:
>
>>On December 29, 2000 at 10:28:11, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>>
>>>On December 29, 2000 at 10:20:36, Paul Doire wrote:
>>>
>>>>Can CMLive be modified or adapted to autoplayer232 standards.If so the SSDF
>>>>may test it.Please respond this time!
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Paul
>>>
>>>don't you get it ?
>>>it works.
>>>
>>>it is autoplaying on several PC's in germany at the moment.
>>>the normal cm8000.
>>>at my pc playing against Fritz6a in the moment.
>>>
>>>the only problem is: we need the new patch in january
>>>to make sure the time control stuff works better and other
>>>bugs get fixed.
>>>
>>>but autoplay is possible. if you have the right device for playing
>>>over the winboard engine.
>>>
>>>instead of loading a winboard engine, you load an winboard autoplayer device.
>>>this autoplayer device is not computing on machine A,
>>>it is only sending the moves to computer B.
>>>
>>>on computer A you start chessmaster 8000 and as opponent, the winboard-engine
>>>autoplayer.
>>>then you start program you wish on computer B and it runs.
>>>
>>>
>>>it was posted in this forum. but it seems nobody registered.
>>
>>I noticed that it was suggested but it was never confirmed as working.
>>Have you done it yourself?
>>//Peter
>
>Hello Peter,
>I have just started it working on my two computers.  It took less than 2 minutes
>to get going.  There are a couple of problems involved though.  First,
>ChessMaster does not seem to receive the pawn promotions so it stops.  It will
>not let you make the move manually either.  It will not automatically play the
>second game either.  At least that's what I have run into so far.  If there are
>any fixes for these problems maybe someone can tell us about them.
>Jim

Jim, Do you know if John Merlino is aware of your progress? Your partial success
should allow CM Team to help finish autoplaying device!
Regards,
Paul



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