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Subject: Re: CSTAL for windows - Upgrade, Price and games

Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin

Date: 00:36:59 05/10/99

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Yes, this is a dissapointment.  I recently bought CSTalII for Windows, and it is
a wonderfull program, fill of nice features, with a unique playing style. But I
am glad I did not own a previous version, as I did not see an upgrade price
listing for it anywhere. (If there is, it would be good if Oxford Software would
post here about that, as they would likely sell more of them:)).

Also, the Dos version was advertised as having tutorial puzzles in it; the
windows version has just the program.  There are no game databases or tutorial
sections that I can see.

So I am still left wondering if the Dos version has some feature or features
that the windows version does not.  It would have been nice if the previous
version was included on the CD.

One reason Whittington & company may have decided to not do so, likely has to do
with the size of the opening book & endgame tablebase.  There was likely simply
no room on the program CD for any adittional material.  Well OK, I've got enough
different programs not to be too bothered by this, but then I am,

mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!



On May 09, 1999 at 06:49:04, Ricardo Sant Ana wrote:

>Hello
>
>I am really interested in this program (since I bought chess system tal for DOS)
>and I have a few questions:
>
>1) why there are no upgrade version or upgrade discount for user who have
>already bought chess system tal ?
>
>2) Could anyone send me first games from cstal-win against others programs in
>standard games ? By the way, since it have already implemented autoplayer 232,
>will it be in next ssdf list ?
>
>Thanks in advance
>Ricardo Sant´Ana
>
>" Look for Intelligent Programs - LIP " :-)



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