Coommands for Comodore 64 in Vice

[Fernando]

Finally, I downloaded Vice emulator and get some chess commodore software, but then I have no odea how to use them, exception made of Cyrus II. How to move the pieces, change the level, etc in Sargon 3, Colossus IV, etc?
Any help will be thanked with a check...

Fern

[mclane]

You can download a manual/instruction for any engine in the net.

[Tibono2]

Hi Fern,

I have some text notes using Vice emulator:

for Colossus IV

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<sp> toggle screen
shift-T = time
	type 1 controles
	type 2 min:sec/move
	type 3 game  time
	type 6 problem
shift-O = switch board
shift-G = go
shift-V = volume
shift-B = back move
shift-N = new game
shift-Q = set options (Q location=qwerty keyboard)
shift-P = autoplay
shift-A = alter position
shift-E = elapsed time
shift-U = move other
shift-I = invisibility
shift-D = disk load/save
shift-J = joystick
shift-C = color

For Sargon III:

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                                Sargon III

================================================================================
CTRL=Tab
CTRL-A       Setup-Mode         Stellungseingabe (C;SPC;P,N,B,R,Q,K;Ende mit CR)
     B       Take Back          Zug zurueck
     C       Change Sides       Seitenwechsel ohne Zugausfuehrung (Nullzug)
     D       Offer Draw         Remis anbieten
     E       Easy-Mode (E)      Permanent-Brain ein/aus
     F       End Replay         Spielwiederholung beenden (weiter ab Partieende)
    (G)      Save Game          Partie/Stellung speichern
     I       Invert Board       Brett umdrehen
     J       Show Analysis      Rechenanalyse anzeigen (Ende mit ESC)
     K       Set Clocks         Uhren einstellen (Richtung auf/ab mit U/D)
    (L)      Load Game          Partie/Stellung laden
     N       New Game           Neue Partie beginnen
     O       Offer Hint         Zugvorschlag anzeigen (Annahme mit CR)
     P       Print Game         Partie ausdrucken
     Q       Quit Game          Partie beenden
     R       Replay-Mode (R)    Spiel-Wiederholung (CR/SPC;ALT-A;CTRL-F/X)
==>  S       Play Move          Zug ausfuehren 
     T       Stop Thinking      Zug ausfuehren bei Rechenvorgang
     U       Coords On/Off      Brettkoordinaten ein/aus (80-Zeichen-Modus)
     V       Verify-Mode (V)    Mehrfachzug-Eingabe aus/ein
     W       Print Position     Stellung ausdrucken
     X       Abort Replay       Spielwiederholung abbrechen (weiter ab Stellung)
     Y       Cancel Book        Eroeffnungsbibliothek ausschalten
     Z       Sound On/Off       Ton ein/aus
     F10     Adjust Light Pen   Lichtstift einstellen
ALT- A       Auto-Mode          Automatik-Spiel aus/ein (CTRL-T;ALT-A)
     C       Update Game        Spielstand aktualisieren und Zugliste anzeigen
     0       Pause AutoReplay   Pause bei AutoReplay (weiter mit Taste)
     1..9    Delay/AutoReplay   AutoReplay-Verzoegerung (1-9, 10 mit Menue)
     F1..F7  Blink/Move         Zug-Blinkanzahl (0-6, 7 mit Menue)
     F10     Light Pen Off/On   Lichtstift aus/ein
?            SET PARAMETERS     Parameter-Menue!
+            Clocks On          Uhren ein
-            Clocks Off         Uhren aus
<F1..F9> (maj-chiffre)    Set Level 1-9      Spielstufen (5",15",30",1',2',3',5',10',unendl.)
<F10>        Easy Play (E)      Permanent-Brain ein/aus
<TAB>        Invert Board       Brett umdrehen
<ESC>   (²)  Toggle Displays    Anzeige umschalten (Text/Grafik)

Others? let me know, maybe I have some.
Hope this helps,
Eric

[Fernando]

Thank you very much!
I have other programs for Commodo I downloaded as Grandmaster, another called chess 128, etc.

Fern

[Fernando]

With Sargon controls does not work

[Tibono2]

as suggested in my textnote, keyboard key to be used for Control is the Tab key. But as my keyboard is an azerty one, maybe different from yours?

[Fernando]

No way.......
I have pushed every key with almost no results...I gave up...
Fern

[Tibono2]

Grand Master, I have this in my notes:

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space bar : skip the introduction
Esc : Run/Stop

new game / play black : Ctrl+0 (tab+0) --> requires to set level again
level : L+n  n=0 .. 9
	0 : analyse/postage chess
	1 : 5s
	2 : 15s
	3 : 35s
	4 : 1m
	5 : 1m30
	6 : 3m
	7 : 5m
	8 : 30m
	9 : 2h

DEL : erase input
² :  take back

F2 : autoplay
F3 : foreground color
F5 : background color
F7 : sides color

? (maj+!) hint

[Fernando]

No way. The most I get with F1 etc is a change in the color o the board. No way to make moves, to nothing no matter what keys and combinations I use.
Fern