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Subject: Re: Any freeware programmes to SmartBoard?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:04:13 01/12/99

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On January 12, 1999 at 05:52:57, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On January 11, 1999 at 23:02:43, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On January 11, 1999 at 12:01:44, Martin wrote:
>>
>>>Please let me know where to find it
>>
>>
>>If I had access to one, I'd do this in a heartbeat, but since they seem
>>to be no longer available...
>
>And since the parallel port is rather tough to access under windows NT,
>windows 98 and windows 2000...
>
>...and since TASC supports this board so well. They want *everybody*
>to use it and encourage everybody to support it, unlike DGT board.
>
>I'm now busy with a win interface and first release i want the DGT
>board to work cool. It's bigger than the smartboard. It's just as expensive,
>and it has a cool clock which can be connected and nicer pieces and not
>from those horrible leds.
>
>Greetings,
>Vincent

While all of that is true, as I have my linux driver for the DGT board working
just fine, it isn't a good board to "play on".  Because there is no way for
the computer to indicate its move.  The board I built for Cray Blitz years ago
had lights (not leds) under each square so that you could play a game while
only looking at the board...  DGT is sadly missing that.  But for analysis and
studying openings and middlegame positions, it works marvelously well with
Crafty...



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