From: Pieter Stouten <STOUTEN <at> EMBL <dot> BITNET>
Date: 5 dec 1990
Subject: Re: Shogi & Computers

On Sat, 1 Dec 90 16:50:00 EDT
 
Ian Goldsmi (??) <goldsmii <at> snysyrv1 <dot> bitnet> writes:
 
>I was wondering if there are any games for shogi on the Macintosh.
>I haven't seen any around but I'm hoping that perhaps there are some out
>in Japan.
 
Part of the following has already been published on SHOGI-L, but I guess
it can't do any harm to mention it again:
 
Crane's Shogi version 0.21E for the Macintosh is available from the SHOGI-L
archive in .sit .hqx format. It is a freeware Shogi playing program. Full
documentation (including rules) is enclosed. The documentation should be
printed with a non-proportional font (e.g. Monaco, Courier).
 
In the mean time Shogi 0.3a2 has become available (and I will upload it to
the SHOGI-L archive any time now). Differences are:
1) It can work under MultiFinder, now, and has other bugs fixed.
2) Menus are written in both Japanese and English. Automatically selected.
3) It can save and restore games.
4) It plays stronger than its predecessor.
5) It is easier to make the right choice in case promotion is possible.
6) No English documentation available, yet.
 
Chris Sterritt's Hypercard stack is also available from the archive (also
in .sit .hqx format). It is a pre-pre-release, and might not be supported
in the future, but it contains valuable information for beginning Shogi
players.
 
In order to download the programs send the following command(s)
GET SHOGI 021E
GET SHOGI STACK
to LISTSERV <at> TECHNION <dot> BITNET.
Crane's Shogi is available from info-mac <at> sumex-aim <dot> stanford <dot> edu as
/games/cranes-shogi-021.hqx, too.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Pieter Stouten <stouten <at> embl <dot> bitnet>