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Subject: Re: CM 7000. What will have really important for the money

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 03:48:20 09/03/99

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On September 03, 1999 at 06:27:28, Peter Fendrich wrote:

>On September 02, 1999 at 21:45:44, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>
>>Does someone here knows something more about cm7000? Mindscape site does not
>>consider worthy of the effort to say a word about it even now, at 15 days of the
>>delivery date. The more I play and know CM6000, the more I cannot imagine a good
>>reason to upgrade IF you does not care about databases, as me. But...
>>Fernando
>
>I can think of three "real" upgrades:
> - WinBoard or Auto232 interface.

Allegedly only 1% of the customers asked for auto232 so you can be sure in near
future this function won't be implemented.

> - Analyze mode: The engine starts analyzing the upcoming position
>   whatever I do on the board.

See other post, AFAIK this will come.

> - NT compability

Would be REALLY fine, I hope so too!

>A few more extras:
> - EGTB's would probably make the program a bit stronger.

Probably the same problem as with auto232...

> - Better handling of EPD and FEN, like copy/paste.

Even PGN handling is worth improving...
Let's wait and see.

>I don't know if any of these upgrades will be in CM7000 but I would like them to
>be!
>
>In addition to this there is a long list of possible functional changes and
>improvements that I wouldn't really pay mcuh for...
>
>//Peter


BTW anyone knows who will sell and ship to Europe?



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