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Subject: Fritz 8 - V 8.0.0.23. Not really happy with it.

Author: Alan Grotier

Date: 14:30:12 05/06/03


A long time user of F5.32 and have had no problems it.
Purchased F8 approx.two weeks ago and installed it on a desk top P11 300hz and a
lap top Compaq P111  1.2 ghz.
F8 and new gui seems to be unstable compared with old F 5.32

Same problem on both computers.Start new game and colours invert,white at top of
board and F 8 makes a move.I can then invert board once again,white at bottom
but the move F8 played stays.I can retract move manually but a box appears and
asks "insert", "overwrite" etc.

I have installed the F8 talk files on the hard disc of both computers and for
the most part the program speaks with-out the CD.But now and again it will not.

On the lap-top to-day played two games then the program stopped moving when it
was it's turn to move? It was playing black.
Finally I found that there were no-longer any engines loaded? I loaded the CD
and did a repair install and now the engines are there. Where they went I have
no idea?

Occasionaly when a new game is activated the new screen appears and the previous
game moves are still there? Desk top only for the moment.

The whole lay-out is different to F5.32 and perhaps that is part of my problem!
But on the whole at this point in time I am not pleased with the way F8 is
operating and performing.

Alan



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