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Subject: Re: Rebel and Win XP

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 00:59:49 02/13/03

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On February 13, 2003 at 03:09:32, Ed Schröder wrote:

>Somebody noticed me on this:
>
>http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/60293.htm
>
>It's seems to work with VMware that emulates an older OS, the costs of the
>emulation: a 5-10% speed loss.
>
>http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_features.html
>
>Ed


Ed,
is converting Rebel to at least a Winboard or even better UCI engine so much
harrassment that you avoid it like pest and cholera? I can't believe it.
And IIRC you already had a former Rebel engine working as analysis engine under
ChessPartner, can the step to full Winboard/UCI support be that hard that you
are not willing (I am sure you are capable) to take this final step?
And what about your promise to release a Windows version? This leaves some
bitter taste - although your free Rebel 12 is a perl - because Rebel may run
under some Windows versions but is not Windows application. DOS is dead - since
ages! There are only a few hardliners who even accept special boot to run Rebel
in DOS (mode).

Ed, I am sure that MANY others would also honor a Windows-/Winboard-/UCI-Rebel -
at least engine - much more than another beta-x.eng.

Don't you want to see this as final competition? ;-)




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