Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 07:05:51 05/23/03
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On May 22, 2003 at 13:04:06, Nick Wilson wrote: >Hi, > >I just bought one of these after having used my Tasc R30 for many years. >The board is fantastic - larger than I imaginged (I assumed it'd be the same as >the R30 board, but its much larger). The peices too are nice and weighty. > >No LEDS though - personally, I'd prefer to have them, but I can live with Fritz >speaking its moves. If very subtle LEDs were used in the strip around the edge >fo the board, then play would be possible without looking at or listening to the >PC. > >I do have one problem though - I'm currently using Fritz 6 (while I wait for >Junior 8). Fritz 6 doesn't wait for me to move the opponents peice on the board >before starting my clock. Whilst this isn't a big problem, it does mean any >blitz game is out of the question, unless I tack on a human time increment for >each move. > >The R30 would pause both clocks while waiting for you to move his peice, and I >think this is best. > >Does anyone know if later versions of Fritz or Junoir will pause the clock while >waiting for the DGT board to show the computers move has been entered? > >Thanks, > >Nick I have a better idea, as I like the board with no LEDs; Why not have one more peripheral device, an LCD screen showing the moves on the board? No annoying LEDs or Voice! Terry
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