Author: John Merlino
Date: 17:10:25 08/07/99
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On August 05, 1999 at 03:21:53, Harald Faber wrote: > >On August 04, 1999 at 13:58:33, John Merlino wrote: > >>On August 04, 1999 at 10:12:38, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >> >>>I asked Mindscape about availability of CM7K and am waiting for their answer. If >>>no one else does, I'll eventually post their response (if received at all) >>> >>>Jeroen ;-} >> >>Chessmaster 7000 is due to hit the shelves in mid to late September. You can >>consider this an official Mindscape response.... ;-) >> >>jm > >Any further information available? Screenshots, hints of new features, >improvements? Plans for selling in Europe/Germany? Here's the highlights of what I know: -- It's going to be a completely new interface, with features broken up into "rooms" -- Tournaments and Rated Games in the Tournament Room, Online play in the CMLive Room, Database having its own room, etc. One of the new rooms is going to be the "Kids Room", where the emphasis will be on having everything in one place for kids. They will have some piece sets and boards available only to them, as well as lots of young "human" personalities, and plenty of Josh Waitzkin Annotated Games directed at kids. -- The Database has been expanded and is now over a half-million games. -- 10 (or so) new Josh Waitzkin Annotated Games (that includes the ones for the Kids Room). -- A brand new and fully integrated Opening Book Editor that will actually be useful! -- A "Chess Diagnostic" test written by Bruce Pandolfini. -- Online play over MPlayer, LAN, TCP/IP or Modem. -- In-game analysis in Human vs. Human games. -- Update PGN support, including alternate moves and full FEN support. That's the skinny. Don't know where you can find a screen shot, though. You'll just have to wait until the website is updated. jm
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