From: Chiaki Ito MAIL COM> Date: 26 jun 2001 Subject: Re: Shogi software and Windows (English version) even though you dont see the menu or see the menu but dont read japanese, i think you can still operate the program. i have most of the best selling programs in my computer, so i can help you out in figuring out which command means "start a new game", "save a new game", "preference for yamato takahashi or akiko nakakura for yomiage", etc. this is how i do with my thai friend when i have a thai chess (makruk) software on my japanese windows not displying thai fonts properly. chiaki At 07:25 01/06/26 +0200, you wrote: > On Tuesday 26 June 2001 07:04, you wrote: > > > > Which shogi software works with English-version Windows (especially > Windows > > 2000)? I'd like to buy (it doesn't seem there are any freeware available, > > other than Shogi Variations, which doesn't have a very strong AI) > > shogi-playing software, but it seems currently there are none for the > > English-speaking market and I'm not sure which (if any) of the Japanese > > shogi software can run successfully on English-version Windows. I've heard > > of someone trying some version of shogi software and not being able to read > > the Japanese characters in the menu, etc. Since I can read some Japanese, > > I'd like to know if there are any software without such liabilities. > > Hmmm, AI Shogi won't let you see any Kanji on an non-Japanese Windows. > There's Shogi Professional from Oxford Softworks and Sekita Shogi. If you > have a fast machine, give gnushogi or shocky a chance. They're not bad, either > (at least *much*, *much* stronger thant ShogiVar). > > Cheers > > Edi >