Author: andrew tanner
Date: 15:05:55 04/11/03
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On April 11, 2003 at 12:25:26, Nicolas Cominetti wrote: >Tim has uploaded the latest (03/29/03) version to: > >http://www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html > >Thanks Tim. > >Both 1.x and 2.0 users should ugrade to this new release. >As usual feel free to email me if you want the sources. > > >About the program: > >"Autowb is a Winboard driver for the Saitek Autoboard. >The Saitek Kasparov PC Autoboard is a wooden chessboard that can be connected to >a PC via the parallel port. Ultimately it allows playing a game without even >using screen and mouse, just by looking at the leds on the board and moving >pieces on it." > >Changes in 2.1: > > - easy/hard implemented: if ponder is on then autowb uses more cpu and is being >more reponsive (useful under CM8000 for example, if autowb is not responding >well enough then switch ponder on) > - winboard v2 protocol: support of 'setboard' (allows for instance to resume a >game adjourned on ICS) > - autoboard display improvement: the 'from' square led remains on util another >square is reached > - fixed several bugs where in some cases castling (or even another king move) >was simply prohibited by the program even if the move is valid > - upgrade to latest pthread-win32 release > - IOs are now using WINIO functions instead of assembly or native functions. >That should make everything work with all versions of Windows >Windows9x/Me/NT/2K/XP... > - added an icon :o) > - build support for MinGW > - redesigned the development enironment to allow build from free tools only (no >more tied to MSVC) > - fixed a synchronization bug occuring when a command is received while a move >is still buffered waiting to be played on the board. > - fixes a problem using winboard with engines trasmitting san moves (for >example crafty should work fine now) > > >Cheers, > >Nicolas How much does a Saitek Autoboard retail for?
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