Hello everyone.
Kasparov PC Auto Chessboard on a 15 year old laptop
Using Windows ME I was able to run this board with Chess Genius 5 and Rebel 9 so far. Higher rebel versions seem to crush when I activate the board.
Does anyone remember which version of Chessmaster supported this board natively if any? Any other suggestions perhaps?
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- chesspcmac
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Hi Murat. Im sorry I cant help you but curiously enough somebody just offered me to sell me a board like that. How this board compares to the citrine or novag electronic board, bigger, nicer?? Is it worth getting it? Does it work with chess assitant. Can you use it with windows XP? Being offfered to me for around 150-175. I think price is a bit much. What do you think?
Greetings and thank you again
Curious regards
Mike
Greetings and thank you again
Curious regards
Mike
"Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable"
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Hi Mike
It is a beautiful board. Solid build half the height of Citrine/UCB. Other dimensions are the same.
But it all ends there. It connects with parallel port, if you want full compatibility you have to stick with Windows ME highest (for Rebel programs). Chess Genius DOS work with Windows XP but the board does not due the changes made to serial port handling in XP SP1 onwards. However Nicolas Cominetti has written a driver which makes the board work like an engine under Arena. Worked nicely with Windows XP. The only problem is take back moves not possible with this adapter.
http://www.tim-mann.org/winboard/autowb2.zip
I hate to say it but at this time I can't recommend the Autobard unless your intention is to collect. I think Citrine should be your prime target. Native support from Arena is invaluable.
Good luck and all the best
Murat
PS. does not work with Chess Assistant natively
It is a beautiful board. Solid build half the height of Citrine/UCB. Other dimensions are the same.
But it all ends there. It connects with parallel port, if you want full compatibility you have to stick with Windows ME highest (for Rebel programs). Chess Genius DOS work with Windows XP but the board does not due the changes made to serial port handling in XP SP1 onwards. However Nicolas Cominetti has written a driver which makes the board work like an engine under Arena. Worked nicely with Windows XP. The only problem is take back moves not possible with this adapter.
http://www.tim-mann.org/winboard/autowb2.zip
I hate to say it but at this time I can't recommend the Autobard unless your intention is to collect. I think Citrine should be your prime target. Native support from Arena is invaluable.
Good luck and all the best
Murat
PS. does not work with Chess Assistant natively
- chesspcmac
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