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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 7, Windows XP and Smartboard

Author: John Merlino

Date: 13:48:44 09/26/02

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On September 26, 2002 at 16:46:44, Bernd Hähnle wrote:

>On September 26, 2002 at 16:41:19, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On September 26, 2002 at 16:20:13, Bernd Hähnle wrote:
>>
>>>On September 26, 2002 at 16:10:54, John Merlino wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 26, 2002 at 16:01:10, Bernd Hähnle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Can I use Hiarc 7 together with Windows XP and the Smarboard/TASC?
>>>>>
>>>>>Bernd
>>>>
>>>>To the best of my knowledge, the Smartboard will not work with Windows
>>>>XP/2000/NT.
>>>>
>>>>jm
>>>
>>>Do you know exactly, what happens with TASC? I bought many products of them, but
>>>they don´t answer my mails.
>>>
>>>Bernd
>>
>>TASC no longer exists as a company, from what I've been told, mostly because
>>they had to settle a large lawsuit about the SmartBoard (which they apparently
>>reverse engineered from another board, to some degree). I was told that they
>>reformed under another company, but I do not know its name.
>>
>>They still have their website at www.tasc.nl, but it doesn't look like it has
>>been updated for over three years. Don't be fooled by the "Last Modified"
>>section at the bottom of the page -- it gets updated with the current time every
>>time somebody accesses the page! If you look down in the products list, it says
>>that the SmartBoard was "discontinued".
>>
>>jm
>
>I found this update on the page!
>
>Tasc Chess CD II
>
>   Now for an incredible Euro 15.--
> Chess Tutor (included in Chess CD)
>
> Chessica (included in Chess CD
>
>Bernd

Well, it's possible that they can still sell their Tutoring and Database
programs. But I KNOW that they can no longer sell (or even support?) the
SmartBoard.

jm



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