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- SUPPORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
- ABOUT CHINESE CHESS
- by Roleigh Martin
- 1-18-94
-
- This file covers the most relevant questions and
- answers that have been generated by the first posting
- of CCHESS.ZIP (CHICHESS.SDN on Fidonet boards).
-
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-
- #: 102277 S11/100LX General
- 17-Jan-94 12:32:51
- Sb: #101948-#HP100 ChineseChess News!
- Fm: Roleigh Martin 70640,2176
- To: Inquirer
-
- > I down loaded the CCHESS program to run on my 100lx..
- >
- > I can't seem to get it to run.. When it asked for a
- > monitor (1 or 2) no matter what I select it
- > crashes... It says I/O error 01,PC=2EBA. Do
- > you have any ideas what might be causing this???
- >
-
- That's strange. Did you setup the program with 128kb
- ram as chichess.txt recommends? What other programs
- are up at the time this happens? Do you have any tsr's
- running (stacker and doskey are ok, I know that). I
- always answer "1" for CGA and "n" for no I don't have a
- color monitor. I've never seen that error. Also, did
- you try the program outside of $system Manager (just to
- see if it occurs there). Also, try a chkdsk/f in case
- you have a corrupted FAT (file allocation table). What
- is your ram division arrangements in setup - I have
- System RAM: 636 and RAM DIsk: 352.
-
- Also, last, you do have a HP 100 and not a HP 95,
- correct? What bios version (shown when you do a
- initial boot).
-
- --- Roleigh Martin
-
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-
- #: 102282 S11/100LX General
- 17-Jan-94 13:06:45
- Sb: #102277-HP100 ChineseChess News!
- Fm: Inquirer
- To: Roleigh Martin 70640,2176
-
- Well I got the program to run... As they use to say in
- the old days... Cockpit problems( set it up wrong)
-
- Now it runs but I don't know how to move the pieces on
- the HP100.. It works great on the PC. Give me a clue..
-
- Thanks!
-
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-
- Forum REP 102282
-
- Enter reply. (/EXIT when done)
-
- If it's the program, CCHESS, it's ran by indicating XY
- from-coordinates hyphen ("-") XY to-coordinates ENTER.
- For instance, to move the left hand knight on the
- bottom of the screen, as a first move in the game,
- enter: b0-c2 and press ENTER.
-
- Let the computer move first to see an example of the
- notation to use. It's the same as the PC version. XQ,
- on the other hand, supports a mouse, and that is near
- impossible to see on a HP 100 anyway and I don't
- recommend it. If you like something with cursor-
- movement control, then get XIAN for DOS for the HP100
- and for the PC (it supports CGA through VGA monitors
- and it is just great). That is the only way I play
- Chinese Chess on the HP100 now.
-
- /POST
-
- Message # 102371 posted
-
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-
- #: 100823 S11/100LX General
- 10-Jan-94 06:13:49
- Sb: #100515-HP100 ChineseChess News!
- Fm: Inquirer
- To: Roleigh Martin 71510,1042
-
- It would be nice if we could get the author to write a
- version of CCHESS for the 95LX 40 char mode...It would
- be easier to see, etc...Is it at all possible?
-
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-
-
- Forum REP 100823
-
- Enter reply. (/EXIT when done)
-
- I didn't write the freeware chinese chess games -- I
- only packaged them and provided illustrated and
- additional documentation plus HP 100 setup information.
-
- To see CCHESS.EXE best on the HP 100, answer "1" that
- you have an IBM CGA (not 2 for Hercules monitor),
- answer "N" that you don't have a color monitor, and
- prior to even running the program, goto HP 100 setup
- (see MORE menu buttom, first entry named SETUP) and
- choose Options:System, and change Contrast so that the
- setting vertical bar is 70% towards the Dark side.
-
- The commercial program that I talk about in the
- documentation, Xian, is far more easier to see on the
- HP 100, Xian, plus it provides these additional
- features:
- * take back move
- * 10 levels of difficulty
- * save game (all moves)
- * save position (to restore to last position
- later)
- * full online help
- * switch sides
- * cursor controlled movement
- * great speed in contrast to XQ
- * authentic chinese characters (although
- simplified Mandarin characters are used which
- is the Red Chinese style and not the
- traditional Hong Kong/Taiwan style)
-
- One might write the author of Xian, Leong Jacobs, and
- perhaps convince him that a HP95 version would be nice
- -- I'd also ask him to add these features:
-
- 1. Support play back of editor-created historical
- games.
- 2. Support human v. other human play mode.
- 3. Support email chinese chess by being able to resume
- games off-and-on throughout days and weeks of play.
- 4. Support hint.
-
- /POST
-
- Message # 101156 posted
-
-