archive/chess/ReadMe.txt

Chess 1.00 (18 Nov 1998)

Chess is a electronic chessboard for the Psion series 3 / Pocket Book. It lets
two people play each other (but not the against the palmtop). It may work on
newer Psions too - the source is included and may require re-translating.

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Usage

Copy 'Chess.opa' into your 'APP' directory and install it. 'Chess.opl' and
'Chesspic.opl' are the source, and are not required to use Chess.

Then run Chess to get to the main screen. You will be prompted for player
names. Use the arrow keys and Enter to move pieces. You can abort a move by
pressing Esc. Press M to see all the possible moves.

Only legal moves are allowed, with a few exceptions:
- 'en-passant' is not supported
- you can castle through or out of check

The program will detect check, and show a brief message in the corner.
Checkmate is not detected, but if no moves are possible then it must be
checkmate.

Use < and > to rotate the board. Press Help for brief instructions, and Menu
to change players, start again or exit.

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Copyright (c) 2001 James Bursa

All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above
copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this
permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder
shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use
or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization
of the copyright holder.

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james.bursa@strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk
http://www.strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk/

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1	Chess 1.00 (18 Nov 1998)
2
3	Chess is a electronic chessboard for the Psion series 3 / Pocket Book. It lets
4	two people play each other (but not the against the palmtop). It may work on
5	newer Psions too - the source is included and may require re-translating.
6
7	________________________________________________________________________________
8
9	Usage
10
11	Copy 'Chess.opa' into your 'APP' directory and install it. 'Chess.opl' and
12	'Chesspic.opl' are the source, and are not required to use Chess.
13
14	Then run Chess to get to the main screen. You will be prompted for player
15	names. Use the arrow keys and Enter to move pieces. You can abort a move by
16	pressing Esc. Press M to see all the possible moves.
17
18	Only legal moves are allowed, with a few exceptions:
19	- 'en-passant' is not supported
20	- you can castle through or out of check
21
22	The program will detect check, and show a brief message in the corner.
23	Checkmate is not detected, but if no moves are possible then it must be
24	checkmate.
25
26	Use < and > to rotate the board. Press Help for brief instructions, and Menu
27	to change players, start again or exit.
28
29	________________________________________________________________________________
30
31	Copyright (c) 2001 James Bursa
32
33	All rights reserved.
34
35	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
36	copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
37	"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
38	without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
39	distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
40	to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above
41	copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of
42	the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this
43	permission notice appear in supporting documentation.
44
45	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
46	OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
47	MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
48	OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR
49	HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL
50	INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
51	FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
52	NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
53	WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
54
55	Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder
56	shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use
57	or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization
58	of the copyright holder.
59
60	________________________________________________________________________________
61
62	james.bursa@strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk
63	http://www.strcprstskrzkrk.co.uk/
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