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Subject: Re: CA light

Author: pavel

Date: 11:18:20 05/20/02

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On May 20, 2002 at 09:06:24, Albert Silver wrote:

>On May 20, 2002 at 03:21:34, pavel wrote:
>
>>Can anyone tell me what are the limitations to this lite version?
>>
>>If I am not wrong it is probably not stated in the webpage.
>>
>>regards
>>pavs
>
>You might run a search here at CCC as my memory of the exact details is a bit
>fuzzy, however here is what I recall:
>
>- Database size limited to 15,000 games
>- One CAN create a new base and enter one's own games, however, the names of the
>players will automatically be CA Light White and CA Light Black.
>- However, it will also allow you to use any Winboard engine just fine, though
>native support of UCI engines (you can still use Roland's converter) and the
>Tiger engines is disabled, and the automatic game analysis features are fully
>enabled.
>- The trees will display all statistics but deactivate after one side castles.
>- One can only open 5 bases at a time.
>- The ICC interface is fully functional as well, with the only limitations being
>that not more than two boards can be opened at a time, and that when observing a
>game with an engine running in the background analyzing the board, the engine
>will not work beyond move 30 (or move 30 something).
>- Printing and web publishing functions are fully functional and it can generate
>automatic pages in plain HTML or in javascripts with drop-down menus to choose
>games and resizable boards.
>- The playing functions work fine so that you can play games with any time
>control imaginable (including Fischer TC but not Bronstein) and any combination.
>It comes with its own small opening book to this effect, but in many cases (not
>all) can support the engine's own native book instead. Not all as many use
>non-standard book formats created by the authors themselves.
>
>
>Other than that one can open, read, and write not only bases in its native
>format but PGN as well, and it can read and convert Chessbase formats without a
>hitch, including all visual commentary such as highlighted squares and arrows
>(of which CA has many more options BTW).
>
>Enjoy! :-)
>
>                                          Albert


thanks alot Albert ;)

pavs



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