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bullet5.0 (4  December  2004)
Convert LIN files to PBN
Show rubber score window
Recent files in File Menu (Open PBN)
Bid and play errors corrected
Interface to GIB version 4.1.12 for bid and play
Errors of V4.0 fixed:
- not alternating vulnerability when playing pairs

 

bullet4.2 (31  July 2002)
New installation procedure, working also with Windows XP
New window for entering the registration code
SmartBridge now accepts a PBN file name as command line parameter
    (program starts in Viewer mode by double click on a PBN file)            
Game list window (after opening a PBN file) has been redesigned
Bid and play errors corrected
Improved interface to GIB version 1.2.10 

 

bullet4.1 (15  May 2001)
Errors of V4.0 fixed:
    - not working under Windows NT/2000
    - error when closing main window
    - maximized window layout
French language support (partial)
New window Annotations for PBN Viewer mode 

bullet4.0 (30  Sep 2000)
32-bit version

bullet3.21 
Solved minor bugs

bullet3.2 (28 May 2000)
Much stronger card play
New option: recommend play
Card selection by single click
Pause duration can be set (New option: Delay)
Cards either on a line or top down (New option: Cards top down)

bullet3.1 (24 October 1999) 
Solved a problem with .pbn file reading
Solved a problem with maximized window (not possible to select South cards when Application bar is shown)
New features:
- new dealer, with more possibilities
- random discarding with low cards
- large cards for high resolution display
- MPs introduced for pairs tournaments
- automatic start of bid after dealing and of play after bidding
- new layout for Rubber Summary
- possibility to play tournaments with .pbn file results
- new sounds
- new installation archive structure

bullet3.0 (7 March 1999)
Solved a problem with Win-NT ("out of stack" after some Deal's or ReDeal's)
New features:
- New bidding system, with more than 40 conventions
- New hand evaluation
- Pairs tournament with 10 tables
- Duplicate against champions
- Attitude and suit preference carding
- Current deal number can be selected at the startup
- Card selection by keyboard (PageUp-Down + Enter)
- New Help file

bullet2.1 (6 July 1998)
Many 2.0 bugs fixed:
-gives an overflow after dealing hand n.330
-redoubled undertricks score
-does not write ScoreIMP and Competition tags in PBN output
-duplicates Vulnerable tags (second one should be Declarer)
-force bid (Set) does not work when forcing NT
-takeback with Viewer leaves some covered decks on the table
-load PBN allows only 2 characters for the Board field (4 needed)
-several bid and play bugs
New features:
-it is possible to set the risk when forcing the bid (Set)
-suit division probabilities can be shown when playing from declarer
(odds are automatically updated during play)
-play summary can be invoked during play to remind already played cards
-viewer game list automatically positioned on the next game 
-new layout for high resolution screen (1024 x 768 or higher)

bullet2.0 (14 May 1998)
Bug fixed: V1.1 didn't work with more than 64K colors
Bug fixed: V1.1 didn't find file <register.exe>
Many improvements to the bid, the play and the look and feel.
An improved Editor allows to input (and/or Modify) a given hand.
It's possible to bid and play manually a game from all positions (Human player = All).
All the played games are saved in the <smart.pbn> file.
It's possible to save a game in a user defined <.pbn> file.
It's possible to load a game from a <.pbn> file, and bid and play it.
It's possible to view a game loaded from a <.pbn> file.
Option window modified.
New Vulnerable sequence for duplicate (according to usual marking of boards).


bullet1.1 (28 Feb 1998)
First market released version. 
Automatic Setup program.
Uncompressed program information (readme.txt, file_id.diz).
Option window splits into 3 windows, and provides help.
It's possible to define up to 3 convention systems.
It's possible to associate convention systems and play styles to any line (2 lines for rubber, 4 lines for duplicate).
Much stronger card play with GIB (see TIPS).
Floating windows.
New .wav files (different voice, six more files).

bullet1.04 (1997)
New graphic functions (several decks, desktop colors).
Takeback during play.
New .mid file

bullet1.03 (1997)
Display errors corrected.
Scoring errors corrected: scores were always computed as vulnerable.
Bid errors corrected: it was possible to redouble partner; it was not always possible to double opponents.
Cue-bids have been introduced.
Rubber summary window improved.
Play summary window introduced.
Estimate window introduced.
If only one card remains in a suit, it is played automatically

bullet1.02 (1997) 
Bidding errors corrected.
Modified Summary message.
Atout suit now is on the left.

bullet1.01 (1997)
Bidding errors corrected.
Play of the hand errors corrected.
Modified help.

bullet1.0 (1997)
First released BETA version.
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