Author: David Dahlem
Date: 14:16:25 06/11/04
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On June 11, 2004 at 17:10:08, John Merlino wrote: >On June 11, 2004 at 15:08:25, Mihaly Szalai wrote: > >>On June 11, 2004 at 14:58:13, John Merlino wrote: >> >>>On June 11, 2004 at 14:39:50, Terry Giles wrote: >>> >>>>On June 11, 2004 at 09:42:43, Sune Larsson wrote: >>>> >>>>>On June 11, 2004 at 08:53:24, Terry Giles wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I notice that the Chessmaster 10th edition program has 'real' 3D boards, >>>>>>according to the site at ... >>>>>> >>>>>>http://chessmaster10.ubi.com/uk/ >>>>>> >>>>>>All the board versions can be used with red/cyan glasses to produce anaglyphic >>>>>>3D, also they have now included rather 'gimmicky' animated chess sets. >>>>>> >>>>>>Terry Giles >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Nice - as long as there is a workable, full screen 2D board in the package... >>>>> >>>>> /S >>>> >>>>Absolutely! I have Chessmaster 6000 and Chessmaster 9000 and I play serious >>>>chess ONLY with the 2D layouts, actually I use the 'flat' 3D sets in Chessmaster >>>>9000 in the overhead view mode. Chessmaster still lacks a really good totally >>>>customizable 2D board and pieces. >>>> >>>>Terry >>> >>>Regarding your last sentence, I'm pretty sure you're the first person I've ever >>>heard say that (after CM9000 was released). Of course, I suspect that you're >>>speaking aesthetically, so "de gustibus non disputandum est". >>> >>>jm >> >>Even the "large" 2D board is too small, John. You can't choose your own bitmaps >>and colors... >> >>Mihaly > >The "flat True 3D" boards and pieces are fully customizable. You can make them >full-screen, but, no, you can't change their colors beyond the options that are >available in the program. > >jm It is possible to resize the flat 3d boards, but there is not one board/piece set combination that looks halfway decent, in my opinion. Dave
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