Author: Lex Loep
Date: 04:05:12 01/25/00
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On January 25, 2000 at 06:12:12, Michael Cummings wrote: >On January 25, 2000 at 01:37:52, Tina Long wrote: > >>On January 24, 2000 at 21:17:00, Laurence Chen wrote: >> >>>On January 24, 2000 at 20:37:41, James T. Walker wrote: >>> >>>>On January 24, 2000 at 19:49:46, Laurence Chen wrote: >>>> >>>>>Hi all, >>>>> I've just got my Rebel-Tiger today, and I've installed in my computer. One >>>>>thing I tried to do was to select the opening book, and it is grayed out. Also I >>>>>noticed that the endgames tablebases does not work, it's missing the >>>>>CONFIGURATION program as stated in the manual in order to activate the Ken >>>>>Thompson's Endgame CD's. So where is this utility? I must say that I am very >>>>>disappointed with the Chess Patner interface specially when things don't work as >>>>>it says in the manual that it's supposed to work. Can someone provide some >>>>>clues or answers? Thanks. >>>>>Laurence >>>> >>>>Hello Laurence, >>>>Welcome to the club! If you close the program and restart it it may find it's >>>>book as that's what worked for me. Don't worry, it will lose it again during >>>>the course of using the program. I don't think the endgame tablebases work with >>>>Chess Tiger. They may work for the other Chesspartner program provided but I >>>>didn't try it. The GUI was a piece of junk 8 months ago when I tested it and >>>>not much has changed since then. They have fixed a few minor bugs but it needs >>>>a lot of work. They also mention that Lokasoft does not support the auto232 >>>>function so if it works great but if it doesn't work don't come complaining to >>>>them. That's a great piece of customer relations. The internet server >>>>functions are miserable. Almost nothing works automatically and none of the >>>>settings you click in are remembered one game later. The help manual in the >>>>program is pitiful. I also played 10 blitz games of Tiger vs Junior 6 and >>>>Junior 6 won 7-3 so this thing has just made my day. It's hard to believe I've >>>>spent the last 3 months waiting for this junk. I'm going to spend all day >>>>tomorrow reading the manual looking for the magic words that make everything >>>>work the way it should. >>>>Cheers, >>>>Jim Walker >>>Yup, so much expectation and so much hope, and it makes me wonder where it went >>>wrong. Now that I come to think about, it would have been a much wiser decision >>>of my part to have saved the money and bought the Chess Assistant 5 upgrade, >>>which also comes with the Rebel-Tiger engine, and it is stated in the >>>advertisement that it will work as an add-on engine (although I would not hold >>>my breath) with the new Millenium software. It would be good if this new engine >>>does work as an add-on engine for the Millenium, at least I can use their GUI, >>>and for sure the Ken Thompson's Endgame Database would definitely work. >> >>I got my Tigger yesterday. It installed okay & the book works fine so far. >>In ratings out of 10 for what I want: >>Engine (9) Super strong but I suspect slightly not-excellent positionally. >>GUI (6) I'd really like a "next best", and the Hiarcs & Fritz: 3 or more lines >>in position Analysis. But I can happily sit & play against it, which is what I >>want to do. >> >>Incidently I give the Fritz 6 GUI (9). >> >>I'm certainly not complaining about Tigger, I knew what I was getting & the GUI >>has been well debated long ago. >> >>My attitude is that this is a "version 1" & version 1 always has shortfalls. I >>always find out about what I'm buying before I spend - that's my main reason for >>being here. I will buy another Tigger when the GUI has improved functions. >> >>Just my 2dm worth >>Tina Long > >I wonder if Chris or Lex could give some hints as to what maybe will be in the >next version. I have a longs list of things I want for the next version, but as Mr. Seifriz pointed out, we don't have 30000 programmers, so I am not sure what exactly will make it. On the top of the list: For the GUI - Chess tree - better database - Multi engine support - better internet console - Adjustable fonts and colors For GUI/Engine combination - When autoplaying on ICC/FICS autoadjust style depending on opponent. Engine - Personalities - .. There is much more, but this is on top. I am always open to suggestions. http://www.lokasoft.nl/cgi-bin/UltraBoard1.61/UltraBoard.pl Lex
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