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Subject: Re: Novag Universal Chess Board and Fritz 6 / Rebel 8 & 10

Author: Peter Green

Date: 19:24:31 06/06/03

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On June 06, 2003 at 22:09:38, Alfredo Delacruz wrote:

>On June 06, 2003 at 20:57:43, Peter Green wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to get a Novag Universal Board working correctly with either Fritz 6
>>or Rebel (Versions 8 or 10). When I install the appropriate drivers and start a
>>game, the PC program recognises my move fine, but the response from the PC
>>program is not recieved by the Universal board. Does anyone know what might be
>>the problem? The board works fine with a Sapphire II computer. Are there any
>>special COM port setting required?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Peter.
>
>Dear Peter,
>
>I suggest you get yourself a DGT Board which is more robust and is designed to
>work with the ChessBase GUI. I had the same experience with the Novag Universal
>Board which prompted me to return it and bought the DGT Board instead, which
>I've been using for three years without glitch. Recently, the DGT Board now
>allows you to connect it to a USB port instead of the legacy 9 pin Serial/COM
>port.
>
>DGT's address is:http://www.dgtprojects.com/
>
>Partner in chess,
>Jay-R


Hi Jay-R.

Thanks for the response: Unfortunately the DGT board does not do what I want.
Although it has many nice features, it has no LED's and hence can't do what I am
trying to get the Universal board to do. If I have to look at a computer screen
to see the computers response, this to some degree defeats the purpose of using
an external board. Listening for move announcements is even worse...

I did get the Novag board working well as a Winboard engine in CM9K, but I would
much prefer to use Rebel or Fritz as an opponent ...

Peter.



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