Boris 4.44 (and beyond) Update Projections

From the Desk of: Ron Fitch

You have waited a long time for Boris 4.44 - thank you.
I trust that you will find Boris 4.44's new features and performance enhancements worth the wait.

Introduced in 1991, Boris for Blackjack has recently undergone the most comprehensive redesign in its long history (except the mid-90's transition from DOS-based Boris 3.2 to Windows-Boris 4.0.
While most of the work was done transparently "under the hood", this retrofit was done for 3 reasons:

  1. To continue our promise of FREE Downloadable Software Enhancements, 4.44 followed by Updates a, b, c, & d bring us a host of new features, beginning with Boris 4.44a, where we will have the new cards-facility, enabling the KINGShuffler.

  2. To begin acommodating many of the WishList requests submitted in recent years (Submit your own ideas, to: Wishlists@BorisBJ21.Com).

  3. To pave the way for the projected 4.44 updates and January's (projected) 4.50 major release (where we will introduce FULL Chip-betting) enroute to the new Boris 5.0 Casino Environment (to be introduced in late 2006).

 
To get an idea of what is in store for Boris during the next 18 mos, I have created this info-page listing Boris' proposed updates.
As dates for each update are known, they will be indicated and kept uptodate.

Boris 4.44 marks a significant visual advance in Boris' evolution.
If you are unfamiliar with Boris 4.44's new features,
Click here to view the latest Boris 4.44 ReadME file.

 

Update
ID

Projected Release

Software Update Description and Details
(as of June 10, 2005)

4.44

June
2005

All Editions Sport a NEW LOOK to the Blackjack Table, along with improved operational features. The crisp new look of the Blackjack felt is alone worth the wait.

This Release also includes support for 800x600 and 1024x768 Screen resolutions.

a

late July
2005

Formal release of the new aBOC (aBunchOfCards) methodology, paving the way for a new Card-Shuffling facility and the latest Shuffle Machine technology.

(Boris PRO+ Users will get this first, with the latest BorisPLU.Exe.)

b

late-August
2005

Formal debut of the KING and 2-Deck REJ Shufflers.
(BETA Testers will get this first in Update A.)

c

September
2005

Look for the QuickDraw and PRO Shufflers to make their debut in this Release. Casino Descriptor Files (.CDF's) will be phased out in favor of new Casinos.DBX and Casinos.CDB database files with a user-friendly front-end.
The .ENV Files will be "quietly" phased out in favor of a new .CENV format.
Existing .ENV files will be auto-converted to the new .CENV Format when read in.

d

late-Fall
2005

Under Evaluation. Send your suggestions to: Wishlists@BorisBJ21.Com

e

Winter
2005

As needed, or, formally as Boris 4.50

4.50

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2006

Look for Target 21 and B.I.A.S. Barometer methods (single-table) to make their appearance.