Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 06:03:58 03/12/98
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On March 12, 1998 at 07:59:58, Rajen Gupta wrote: >CM 5000 I think, if properly tested,(which it cannot be since it is not >auto 232 compatible),would rank on par with the the Big 5. i do not >think the SSDF rating is an indication of its true strength. I have >played a no. of games between CM 5000 vs Genius 4, Fritz-Hiarcs, >Fritz4/5, virtual chess and I have found that CM can easily hold its own >against H6, G4 and F5, without any problems.Its cost has nothing to do >with its playing strength.CM 5000 is based on the The King engine of >Johann de Konnig who has decided to take the mass market route to making >his money. I am sure he is doing pretty well from his liason with >mindscape. there is one question which i have wondered about is: Why >does the SSDF not test the DOS version of THE King which being DOS >should be Auto 232 compatible? Maybe someone from SSDF can answer that. > >Rajen Gupta I am no SSDF member, but may be I can answer nevertheless. Being a DOS program is not sufficient for auto232 compatibility (ask Bob Hyatt). There are two kinds of auto232 compatible DOS programs: either C. Donninger has developed a special driver for the program (e.g. Genius, Rebel, ...) or the program author himself has integrated a simple interface to Donninger's NONAME-driver (e.g. Crafty, Comet, Patzer, TCB, ...). As far as I know, none of the above options have beer realized for the "The King". Regards, Uli
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