From: "Adam J.F. Atkinson" MISTRAL CO UK> Date: 24 oct 1995 Subject: Re: Variants >>I have a postal (snail-mail) contact in Belgium who has written PC >>programs to play almost all the Shogi variants, >> > >You mean this person has done all this and is not connected to the >internet? Are they windows-based programs? I'd like to get a copy of >these programs too. > >As far as shogi variants go, I have nothing against them, but it is so >hard to find shogi opponents, let alone shogi variant opponents. > >Maybe this person could also write a chinese-chess program that plays >on squares and uses standard western chess symbols for the pieces? What is the point? Is playing on the points REALLY so hard to live with?? As for the symbols, well, really... it shouldn't take more than a couple of games, should it? Adam Atkinson (ghira mistral co uk / etlaman etlxdmx ericsson se) We know Jesus must have been Italian for 3 reasons: He lived at home until he was 30, he thought his mother was a virgin, and she thought he was God.