Author: Micheal Cummings
Date: 01:08:23 06/17/99
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On June 17, 1999 at 03:23:26, Shep wrote: >On June 16, 1999 at 20:39:44, Heiko Mikala wrote: > >>From what I understood, it is >>very unlikely, that CM7000 will include a new engine. There seems >>to be a new engine (3.x), but, if I understood that right, it is >>a financial question and a question of the contract. But Johann >>didn't want to say anything concrete about the reasons, although >>the young guy tried hard to get any news from Johann. >> >>So, anybody listening, if you want to see a new engine in CM7000, >>storm Mindscape, tell them that Johanns engines are worth gold, >>and that you want to see a new engine, no matter what it costs >>(for Mindscape). ;-) > >Actually, I think this may be better news than you think. >After all, I don't really want to see Johan's great engines in another >Chessmaster, unless the GUI became much more useable for testers like me. > >I'd rather see his King 3.x engine in the Fritz environment. > >Do you have any idea how long it takes to run the Louguet suite alone in >Chessmaster?? It won't read PGN with FEN, won't read EPD... >And even the format in which games are stored was changed from 5500 to 6000. >That sucks big time! > >Unless CM 7000 fixes all these inconveniences, I'm perfectly happy with Johan >going for another way to release his engine (I only hope he will release it at >all!). > >--- >Shep From whast I hear, he has a contract with mindscape to only use his engine in their game. He is allowed to run his engine in whatever he likes eg; Tourny's. But he can only put his engine into Chessmaster. Well from what I heard this is the case. I might be wrong
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