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What is the relation between PBA and BCA?
Can 640x480 resolution be used?
Why do the screen shots here look different than in my version of PBA?
What platforms does PBA run on?
Can PBA simulate running count systems like the KO count?
- What is the relationship between PBA and Stanford Wongs "Blackjack Count
Analyzer" (BCA)?
PBA was originally anticipated to be the Windows version of BCA, and to this
end, Stanford Wong supported the PBA project by supplying the original code
used in BCA. As the program grew in complexity and features, however, developing a distinct
identity in some sense, it was decided
that PBA should be treated as a separate product, although an upgrade price is offered to
BCA owners. PBA retains much of the conceptual spirit of BCA, but the majority of actual code
has been rewritten from scratch. This restructuring was necessary in moving from a DOS-
based program to a Windows based program.
- I noticed that the minimum supported resolution is 800x600. I typically use
(or my hardware only supports) a resolution of 640x480 (or smaller). Can I still use
PBA?
Yes, but you might experience occasional problems. PBA was originally
designed for a minimum resolution of 800x600 to allow for higher resolution graphics,
and increased space for data display. During the beta testing, however, many users
requested that PBA be made to run on systems with lower resolution. Therefore, many of
the PBA controls were rewritten to automatically scale according to the system resolution.
As of now, we believe that the design problems at 640x480 resolution have been
addressed during the beta testing.
- Why do some of the graphics in PBA look different than the
Screen Shots on your web page?
PBA is very actively being improved, with new features and updates occurring
frequently. The images from the web pages may not be updated as frequently as the software
itself, so there may be substantial differences in the graphics shown here and those
actually in the program. Since all changes are approved during beta testing, we feel
confident the graphics in the software will always represent improvements over the graphics
shown here.
- Will PBA run on Windows 3.1? Windows NT? Windows emulators on Macintosh systems?
How about future releases of PBA?
PBA should run under Windows 3.1 because it
is a 16 bit application. However we are only testing it under Windows 95 and Windows 98,
and we offer no support for other operating systems. During the beta testing, we
have had feedback from users of Windows NT indicating PBA will run on that system, and
from users of Windows emulators on Power Macintosh systems indicating will run on those
systems as well. If you would like to try PBA on an unsupported system, please contact
Pi Yee Press for more details.
Future versions of PBA will probably be 32 bit only, and will
require Windows 95 or NT.
- Can I simulate the "KO" (Knock Out) count with PBA?
Due to demand during beta testing, PBA now has complete support for unbalanced
running count systems, such as the popular Knock Out count system developed by Vancura and Fuchs.
PBA can do quite an extensive analysis of running count systems, including finding optimal
strategies, and performing high speed simulations. You can download the .pdf manual
from this website and read the relevent sections on the analysis of running count systems in PBA.
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