Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 16:24:22 10/06/99
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On October 06, 1999 at 18:44:51, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On October 06, 1999 at 17:36:43, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On October 06, 1999 at 16:38:48, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>On October 06, 1999 at 15:30:48, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>><snipped>
>>>>4. A program (ie chessmaster) might poll for input, consuming 1/2 of the cpu
>>>>even though it is not 'thinking'.
>>>
>>>This is easy to check and if the testers are intelligent they will not let it.
>>>
>>>I remember from previous posts some monthes ago that it is not a problem in
>>>Didzis Cirulis's games because he gives the opponents of chessmaster more time
>>>becuase of this problem.
>>
>>
>>As far as I know only CM has this problem.
>>
>>Didzis has found a way to avoid it: after CM moves, it is enough to open a pull
>>down menu to stop CM's polling input.
>>
>>This has been carefully verified, and it works.
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>
>Don't you think that is a problem? IE the pull-down is _always_ done instantly?
>Never forgotten? I have played lots of manual games over the years. I have
>missed an opponent's move from time to time... I can only imagine how easy it
>is to bump the mouse and dismiss the pull-down without realizing after a long
>game...
Never unplugged your computer by accident?
Never had a power failure?
In this case your PB was spoiled!
Damned! :)
Christophe
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