If you need a reader to view the hundreds of sgf (Smart Go Format) games we offer on this site, we can offer MSO fans GoGoD95 for Windows95 upwards. Click here to download the zip file (188k).
We can offer it only on an "as is, without warranty" basis, with no further support. Nevertheless, this program has been in use for a long time, has proved extremely robust, and is the one used to produce the games for this site and the Games of Go on Disk collections.
The version here is the full one except for the Biographies (Names Dictionary) function which will be made available commercially on CD. The special features include GoScorer and a program for converting Japanese lunar dates to western. Input of names is eased by inclusion of a databank of most players' names.
Instructions are given within the program under Help. Remember also the usual injunction to try right-click at various points.
After download, simply unzip and install the GoGoD95.exe file in any directory and run from there. Delete to uninstall. No registry or other changes are made.
If you run on an older laptop, you may need to set your system to small fonts.
Reminder: This is supplied "as is" and neither we nor the writers will deal with correspondence on this topic. It remains copyright of John Fairbairn and GoGoD but may be copied on an individual basis. It must not be offered for download on any other site or used as part of any other commercial offering.
