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