From: Ishi Press International ISHIUS COM> Date: 7 dec 1993 Subject: Re: results of 4th computer shogi tournament >Dear Anton, > >Kakinoki is my friend, and I will ask him the differences between >the old one and the newest one. I think personally the newest one >is much stronger than the old one. The new kakinoki shogi is on >sale by ASCII as the ASCII Shogi. Does ASCII Shogi run on IBM PC types? Or just NEC? It's too bad Shogi isn't more popular in the West--shogi is a very small part of our business. Maybe when IBM's DEEP BLUE chess program stomps Gary Kasparov into the ground, westerners will look for another game. Personally, I prefer GO, but I think the "jump-on-it-and-kill-it" appeal of western chess will transer better to shogi than GO. > >Hitoshi ======================================================================== Ishi Press International 800/859-2086 voice, 408/944-9110 FAX 76 Bonaventura Drive ishius ishius com The Americas San Jose, CA 95134 ishi cix compulink co uk Europe