ZChess beta 1
By:           Joel Holmqvist
Email:        joelh@musiker.nu
Release date: 19/8-2000

Next (final?) version will probably be released late this year.

   Note:

This is the first beta of ZChess.
It may crash your calculator,
and you may not hold me responsible
for any damage done on your calculator.


   Whats ZChess?

ZChess is yet another chessclone for TI-83.
I found out that most of the others were
programmed i basic, and that makes them slow.
This one is faster, and looks quite good too.


   Problems

Well, this IS a beta, released only
because I want some respons.
There are no rules yet, so you can
place the pieces where you want to.
I will correct this in a future version!

ZChess does not recognize check, and,
obviously, it does not recognize checkmate.
But just wait...

You are not able to save games, and that
is a bit boring. Will be implemented later.


   How do I run ZChess?

ZChess is Ashell-compatible, but I prefer Zes.


   Controls

[2nd] Selects piece to move, selects place to move it to.
[DEL] Regret
Arrows: Move cursor


   Contact

To report a bug, give me feedback, or anything like that,
mail me at [joelh@musiker.nu].
I will include the source when I release the final version.


   Thanks to:

Stefan Abrahamsen
	He drew the startup picture.
	Unfortunately before the program got its name.

James Matthews
	He wrote ASMGuru. This is the best tutorial out there,
	though it focuses on boring stuff.

Olle Hedman
	He taught me how to use matrices.
	Without him I wouldnt write this.

Harper Maddox
	Ive learned a lot looking in his sources.

Hannes Edfeldt
	I couldnt find a better sprite routine.

   History:
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20/8-2000
ZChess Beta 2 released
Size:2316

New:
   White always starts
   Some optimizations

Problems:
   Very fast cursor
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19/8-2000
ZChess Beta 1 released
Size: 2324 bytes