From: Pieter Stouten <STOUTEN <at> EMBL <dot> BITNET>
Date: 4 feb 1991
Subject: Re: new version of Shogi?

On Sat, 2 Feb 91 23:09:13 EST David Gundlach <david <at> rolf <dot> stat <dot> uga <dot> edu>
wrote:
 
>My friend has just come across a copy of Shogi (.21E for the Mac) and
>wonders if there is a later version.  I don't know, but I do have
>access to electronic mail and therefore the entire world.  Can anyone
>tell me if there is a later version, and where to get it?
>
Yes there is a later version. It is available from the SHOGI-L archive.
Just send a mail/file/message to Listserv@technion with the command
GET SHOGI 03A2
and you will get Crane's Shogi 0.3a2 as a binhexed self-extracting
archive, so you will need either BinHex4 or StuffIt 1.5.1 to unravel it.
 
Documentation is only in Japanese and requires the Japanese operating
system. Since the program is pretty much self-explanatory, this should
not be a problem. In addition, the English docs that accompany version
0.21e for the greater part apply to version 0.3a2 too.
 
Differences with the previous version (0.21e) are:
1) The user can select between Japanese and English menus.
2) It can save and restore games. (I have not tested out this feature.)
3) It plays stronger than its predecessor.
4) It is easier to make the right choice in case promotion is possible.
 
Version 0.3a2 still has some bugs, but that is why is is an alpha-version.
I suggest you don't use it under MultiFinder.
 
Hope this helps. Cheers,
 
                         Pieter Stouten
 
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