. ChessMAGIC! . (c) 1991-94 KnightWare/Bud Bradley . All Rights Reserved . IntelliLink BBS (404) 978-2893 . . . UPDATE HISTORY . . (NOTE: * = Additional Information In Documentation) . . Date Version Description of Enhancement/Fixes -------- ------- ---------------------------------------------------------- 03/07/96 4.96 - Corrected bug, if RAMDRIVE wasn't defined, then the . graphics icons could not be found to enable local graphics. . - Corrected problem with game numbering when using the . tournament option. Created problems on D/L of games. . 02/20/93 4.95 - Added message to be displayed on game board Status Box, . when an opponent has provided if/then moves. This is to . alert the player that if/then replies exist. . - Added a RAM Drive option in CMEdit "Setup ChessMAGIC!". . This will permit you to configure a path for the graphic . icons (files *.icn). Ultimately it will help to place . these on a RAM Drive for speed, but they may be placed . in any path. Also it is up to you to provide a mechenism . for transporting the files to the RAM Drive or alternate . path. . NOT REQUIRED if using ChessMAGIC!'s default directory. . - Added READONLY.BAT to set the proper ChessMAGIC! files . to readonly. Make sure the DOS ATTRIB command is in your . path. . - Corrected the page acknowledement/recieve problem when in . RIP mode. . - The "Go to Waiting Room" message now appears in RIP mode. . - Corrected the problem with the RIP Button Selections not . appearing when the Area Selection Screen is displayed upon . entering ChessMAGIC!. . 12/26/93 4.94a - Corrected invalid ratings showing up on the board screen . while in RIP graphics. The ratings were being depicted as . when the game first started. . - Reactivated the Sysop Status data, at the bottom of the . screen, for local ANSI mode only. CAUTION-> when . getting a player in chat, the last screen will not recover. . Going to any other screen in cmagic will refresh. . 12/20/93 4.93b - Now DesqView and Windows Enhanced Mode Aware . - Fixed problem when trying to run ChessMAGIC! with a . digiboard. . - Added the same patches to CMate. . - Also if you're passing cmagic or cmate a PORT address . and interrupt and having difficulties, omit the FIRST . 0 (zero) in the address. . - Placed in new main menus for Color and Monochrome. . - Altered the screens so that they no longer use column 80. . Qmodem users were required to toggle the line wrap . in order to display the screens properly. . - Adjusted the monochrome board display to include the . If/Thens option. . 11/12/93 4.92 - Modifed the RIP into screen so that pressing any key will . remove it. Before the delay to transmit all the rip . scripts on slower modems was extremely slow. . 11/06/93 4.91 - I inadvertently omitted the boardrip.pos file. A lockup . would occur without it. . 11/06/93 4.90 - RIP Graphics Support . - Completely revamped the local graphics . - CMCom is no longer supported. Use a RIP compatible . communcations software for remote graphics. . 08/21/93 4.16 -Correct user's BBS time remaining to not being reset when . selecting You vs Computer. Computer Module version 2.02 . -Corrected X option on the Computer Play Board to enter . ChessMAGIC! properly without resetting the user's time . remaining. . -Corrected page breaks on stats displays, not to overwrite . the next name when continuing. . 07/25/93 4.15 -The erratic lockups for cross-node (OTB) play were . stemming from a bug in my file libraries. I've installed . an updated version and from all tests it appears to have . been corrected. . NOTE:RUN CMEdit's Upgrade to 4.xx utility. The new . library forced me to change a field width on one of the . indexed fields in the game files. . 07/14/93 4.12 -Corrects invalid rating for opponent in C-Mail games. . * see cmedit.new for additional C-Mail patches. . 06/30/93 4.11 -Going to the computer play module would cripple a node. . If you experienced this - run the Reset Node in Cmedit. 06/30/93 4.11 -The EGA graphics menu omitted the "You vs Computer" option. 06/30/93 4.11 -Also the graphics was not reset to the correct mode when . leaving ChessMAGIC! to go to the computer play module. . . *because of the addition of the computer play module into . ChessMAGIC!, I've skipped releases 4.07-4.09. . 06/28/93 4.10 -Added computer play hook to ChessMAGIC!. See the sample.bat . file for installing in your door BAT file. ChessMAGIC! . returns an errorlevel that initiates cmate.exe. Main menu . selection Y. Also see cmagic.doc file. 06/28/93 4.10 -Corrected move problem with King Captures on the a-file 06/24/93 4.10 -Corrected problems with file locking on x-node play. . 06/09/93 4.06 -Corrected Email Undo of moves after game was transmitted. . 06/06/93 4.05 -Added database features for E-Mail. Requires CMEdit 4.05 . to convert the databases. See cmedit.doc for more . information on E-Mail. . 06/03/93 4.03 -Corrected the problem with viewing active games. . 05/31/93 4.02 -There was a problem in running setup in CMEdit in . nonregistered use. ChessMAGIC! would lock up. 05/31/93 4.02 -The graphic drivers, for those that prefer local . EGA graphics were missing in the archive. . 05/26/93 4.01 -Added the ability to configure the archiver used in . ChessMAGIC!'s game download feature. The unregistered . version still looks for LHA.EXE in the current path. . The archiver is configurable in CMEdit. 05/23/93 4.01 -Removed the "=" Graphics On/Off selection from ChessMAGIC!'s . main menu. It always checks for the presence of CMCom 4.01 05/19/93 4.01 -Fixed If/Then move leaving game area as showing it was . the incorrect player's move. 05/19/93 4.01 -Changed the If/Then status message from asking (C)ontinue . to asking Continue (Y)es. Now requires a Y response in lieu . of the previous C response. 05/16/93 4.01 -Corrected Chessmaster 3000 download format 04/25/93 4.01 -Corrected problem with If/Then moves. When undoing a move . the if/thens were not being cleared. 04/25/93 4.01 -eliminated the rbase file, which contains a player's base . rating (or pre ChessMAGIC! rating) and stats to be . included in the player database. CMEdit will perform the . upgrade. 04/25/93 4.01 -changed ChessMAGIC! database indexes from the previous . dBase compatible to the Fox Pro CDX indexes. CMEdit's . upgrade utility will delete the old indexes. ChessMAGIC! . will create the new ones when started. 04/25/93 4.01 *-Now there is only a single ChessMAGIC! executable that . can be configured to display ANSI or Hi-Res graphics . locally. Configured in CMEdit. 04/25/93 4.01 -Corrected problem with ChessMAGIC! Hi-Res Graphics and . online play paging. It would always attempt to attempt . graphics even though an ANSI screen may have been . displayed. Now detects which mode it is in at the time . of page. 04/25/93 4.01 -Modified Replay of game to use hot keys. Return is no . longer required with the (F)orward (B)ack (R)eset and . (Q)uit commands. Also the game number and last move are . being displayed accordingly. 04/23/93 4.01 *-Now supports digiboard 04/23/93 4.01 *-Sysop game join feature. The sysop can now join and . play an online game. 04/23/93 4.01 *-New main menu selection "View Completed" games. This . feature permits viewing/replaying completed games online. 04/23/93 4.01 *-Completely re-wrote the system editor. CMSys is no longer . supported with this version. The new program is titled . CMEdit and is written in Fox Pro. . - enhanced tournament pairing and creation . - ChessMAGIC! installation/configuration routine . - Menu driven upgrade utility . - more simplified data maintenance . - menu driven ChessMAGIC! registration . - can use ems memory