From: "T.Takizawa" <takizawa <at> CFI <dot> WASEDA <dot> AC <dot> JP>
Date: 8 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.
>
> >
Mr. Kakinoki is one of my friends, too.  ASCII shogi is the same one
that you have shown ( and maybe sold ) at your office at San Jose.
I have seen it at the display in your office.

It is not only for NEC, but IBM.  I do not know the latest one, altough.

Takenobu Takizawa

P.S.

How about Mr. Chen's program?  Have you received already?

Takenobu Takizawa