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Subject: Re: News from Chessmaster!

Author: Dan Kiski

Date: 16:49:17 12/15/98

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On December 15, 1998 at 16:56:39, Komputer Korner wrote:

>On December 11, 1998 at 07:16:59, Peter Herttrich wrote:
>
>>On December 11, 1998 at 04:48:27, Harald Faber wrote:
>>
>>>On December 11, 1998 at 04:31:28, Prakash Das wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I received the following e-mail:
>>>>>
>>>>>==============================================================================
>>>>>Thanks for your email.
>>>>>
>>>>>We are working on a new opening book editor (for the next Chessmaster).
>>>>>
>>>>>Do you have details on Auto232 (or do you know of where we might find
>>>>>information on it?).
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>Chessmaster
>>>>>
>>>>>==============================================================================
>>>
>>>> This sounds great!
>>>> If this is true, then the next Chessmaster will be the hot buy of Fall '99? (It
>>>>never ends, does it).. With a good opening book editor and database
>>>>capabilities, CM will become irresistable. Good of CM folks to listen.
>>>
>>>That is why I thought you all should know about this.
>>
>>The next step should be modularity. CM-engine under WinBoard or Fritz-Gui
>>(best both) :-)
>
>This is good news about the CM7 opening book editor, but if they don't also add
>the capability of analyzing in player player mode with the engine showing on
>screen analysis and score eval while taking back and moving forward moves, then
>CM will still remain a toy program. This is the single most important feature in
>chess programs which all the high end programs have.
>--
>Komputer Korner

Although a known cm fan, gotta agree with Komputer Korner if the cm6k had this
one feature it would be my favourite program.





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