Author: James Conda
Date: 10:18:10 01/17/06
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On January 17, 2006 at 10:12:26, Murat wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>
>After receiving a Novag universal chess board, I have discovered that the only
>way I can utilize the board is to use a winboard adapter which simulates a PC
>engine.
Murat,
Hello.Two questions please.
1)Does your comment above mean that the Novag ucb cannot be
simply connected to a PC by a USB port?
2)What made you chose the Novag and not the DGT board?
I believe I am correct to say the DGT is tournament size
the Novag is not.
>
>This of course works perfectly when playing serious games. However winboard
>adapter can not take back moves.
>
>The last official driver from Novag’s site is from 2001 and it is for Fritz6.
>And it does not work properly. I have tried it on WindowsMe, Windows2000 and XP
>with no luck.
>
>Let me cote you a section from the UCB manual.
>
>“NOVAG will endeavor to upgrade these instructions whenever new and popular
>chess software programs are available on the market.”
>
>Now Novag is still in the market. Here is their contact information
>
>Perfect Technology Ltd.
>Rm. 406-407, Yu Yuet Lai Building
>43-55 Wyndham Street,
>Central, Hong Kong
>Tel: (852) 2810 8202
>Fax: (852) 2810 8177
>E-Mail: sales@novag.com
>Web Site: www.novag.com
>
>If enough of us contact them regarding updated and working native drivers for
>the UCB we may force them to act on it.
>
>Please call, write or email Novag and let them know as future customers we
>expect them to support their own products.
>
>Please be polite and use real email address in case they reply.
>
>I thank you for helping out
>
>Best
>
>Murat :.
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