IGS PandaNet Magazine

IGS-PandaNet launched a new subscription service called "The IGS-PandaNet Mail Magazine", in June 2001.

The IGS-PandaNet Mail Magazine is a new service in which commentaries given by professionals on games that you, our members, play on the IGS PandaNet Internet Go Server (IGS), are sent by e-mail to all subscribers.

Each month several games will be selected completely at random from the games played on IGS-PandaNet. Top Japanese professionals will analyze them in detail. These commentaries will then be sent to you by e-mail three times a month (two games with each mailing).

Professionals giving the commentaries:
Michael Redmond 9 Dan, Yamada Kimio 8 Dan, Takao Shinji 7 Dan

If you'd like to see a sample by Michael Redmond 9-dan, please download the (new version) PANDA-EGG EGG405b-English.exe. This client for IGS is free.

1) How to set PANDA-EGG for Game Commentaries:
If you have not already installed PANDA-EGG Version 4.05b with the Game Commentary function, please click on the URL below and download the setup program to your computer.

ftp://ftp-igs.joyjoy.net/Go/igs_clients/PC/EGG405b-English.exe

When the download is finished, double click the EGG405b-English.exe and execute the program to install the PANDA-EGG.

2) Sample game commentary (by Michael Redmond 9 dan):
When the setup of PANDA-EGG is finished, please open your browser and click on the URL below. Your browser will automatically start the PANDA-EGG client and the game commentary will begin.

http://service.joy.ne.jp/cgi-bin/panda/pandalib-us?001-rgis

(PANDA-EGG client showing game commentary)

Once you have viewed a commentary, it is stored in PANDA-EGG's "Replay stored game records", so you can view them again even after disconnecting from the internet. NOTE: Click on "Close Commentary" to continue to the next commentary. Select the "Menu" to control the playback speed.

If you wish to subscribe to this service every month, the "IGS-PandaNet Mail Magazine" is mailed three times a month, giving a total of six game commentaries. The subscription fee is only 500 yen a month.

The Subscription form is located at:

http://www.pandanet.co.jp/magazine/subscribe-e.htm

IGS-PandaNet Office, Panda Net Inc.
panda-e@joy.ne.jp

The PANDA-EGG can be used for both the "IGS-PandaNet Mail Magazine" and for playing and observing live games on IGS. A manual for the PANDA-EGG is available at pandaegg.html

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