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Subject: Re: Fritz5.32

Author: Phil Dixon

Date: 12:08:10 02/21/99

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On February 21, 1999 at 11:03:55, Wayne Lowrance wrote:

>On February 21, 1999 at 05:14:31, Phil Dixon wrote:
>
>>On February 20, 1999 at 18:14:28, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>
>>>Still cannot get the latest download to perform. I have downloaded, unzipped it
>>>and executed the download. I have downloaded it in ChessBase Folder as well as
>>>Fritz5.32 itself.
>>>
>>>I see no new Tournament Function. And even though my computer has 256 megs of
>>>ram, fritz 5.32 with all of the above done, stillk will not let hash above 114
>>>meg. I must be doing something wrong or else everyone would be screaming blood
>>>murder over it.
>>>
>>>But what Am I doing. It is a mystery.
>>>
>>>It is not my computer because Fritz5.16 recognized almost all of my 256 meg. of
>>>Ram
>>>
>>>I am frustrated, and ChessBase has been no help !
>>>
>>>Thank you all
>>>Wayne
>>
>>The latest download works fine for me; but I do not see any new Tournament
>>function.  Maybe I don't know where to look.  And I only have 32 megs and wish I
>>had more.
>>
>You only have 32 meg of Ram, so you cannot check out the problem i am reporting.
>I suspect since you do not see the new Tournament function your down load is not
>working either.
Oops!  I think you are right.

>The new download is supposed to allow Fritz5.32 to take advantage of those
>computers who have 128 meg and more Ram. Currently Fritz5.32, with the download
>limits ram to 116 meg. !
>
>ChessBase is really annoying the hell with me. They do not respond to imputs.
>Heck they could at least say sorry bud we got your money and it is what it is
>and that's it.
>
>Fritz5.32 has another serious bug posted by earlier by someone else. Go back and
>take a look at that humdinger conserning promoting a pawn to a queen !!! that
>ones a pip !
>
Yes, I seen that.  That's really cute.
>They sent the person who reported this Bug a CD with a new Engine. I want the
>same new Engine ! Hell, ChessBase I dont want the frigging thing free, I will
>pay for postage and the cost of your CD.
>
>I am a good customer of ChessBase, I bought Fritz5.32 from ChessBase Germany
>(cause I did not know of ChessBase USA) and I purchased Junior and Nimzo from
>ChessBase USA.
>
I, too, am a good customer of ChessBase.  They could do better!
>I am convinced that the January download DOES NOT do what they say !. I have no
>problem unzipping other downloads, so the likly hood that it is my problem is
>nill, especially since no one has come forward saying. Hey, I have the new
>tournament function and I can set hash to more than 116 meg and I got this from
>ChessBase down load.
You very well could be right that that download does not perform as stated!!



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