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Subject: Re: TascBase has Copyright to the King Engine

Author: Ernst Walet

Date: 10:53:39 01/02/99

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On January 02, 1999 at 12:10:04, Joe T. Pangilinan wrote:

>  If you read the Chessmaster Manual, it will tell you that the King Engine is
>copyrighted by Tascbase. I E-mailed Tascbase about three weeks ago and suggested
>the possibility of having the King 2.61 be available as an Engine Module under
>Fritz or Mellenium GUI. I havent received any response.
>  Mindscape is responsible only for the feaures and interface portion of the
>Chessmaster. I also e-mailed their tech Support, since they are willing to
>listen to feedbacks, and suggested that they take a look at the useful features
>of the Fritz GUI, and maybe offer the same features on their next Chessmaster.

About a year agoo I e-mailed TASC why Chessica had no King engine, but a Morsch
emgine.  They replied that the rights of the King engine for chess programs are
sold to Mindscape.  Their Tascbase, on the other hand, being a database program,
uses the King engine as well.

Ernst.



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