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Subject: Re: Chess programs and Windows 2000 Pro

Author: Didzis Cirulis

Date: 05:20:23 07/05/00

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On July 05, 2000 at 06:19:20, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:

>On July 05, 2000 at 05:50:00, Didzis Cirulis wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>May question is for you, computer chess friends, who use the windows 2000 to run
>>the chess programs.
>>
>>What file system do you use? FAT 32 or NTFS
>>Is there any influence on program speed and if yes - Which file system is
>>better? Why? Any observations or test results?
>>
>>Didzis Cirulis
>
>Hi Didzis,
>
>I've been running a few chess progs under Win 2000 without any problems (from
>what I hear Chessmaster is apparently not compatible with Win 2K, but then I am
>not interested in its gaudy graphics).  I haven't checked the file system and
>its influence on the performance of chess progs -- that would be too much
>sacrifice, even from an inveterate computer chess fan...  However, I expect no
>significant differences.  Programs that matter run smoothly and quite fast
>(Crafty, for example, runs fastest under Win 2K, to confirm, please visit Michel
>Langeveld's web site): ChessBase, Millennium, Rebel, Tiger, Winboard, and, of
>course, Chess System Tal 2 :).  Plus the magnificent database + tutorial +
>playing program by Intelinvest - Chess Academy 2000.
>
>***  Djordje

Thanks for your answer, Djordje, but I was indeed more interested in influence
of different file systems. I know that almost all my chess programs run well
under w2k, but I am still looking for the best. W2K is fast, but takes a lot of
disk space...

Hmmm... As I have (somehow) killed the w2k on my Celereon, I am going to do some
tests with W98se and ROM II (Revenge of Mozilla) now in a hope that resulting
windows will take less system resources and, as a result of this, the program
will get some more. I will let you (CCC) know. :-)

Didzis



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