Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:03:52 04/04/03
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On April 04, 2003 at 02:16:40, GuyHaworth wrote: > >The main problem with the 6- and 7-man EGTs is transmission, even more than >creation. > >It is not trivial to ftp a 6-man EGT, even with Rob's excellent facility. >However, it is doable with broadband in maybe 2 days if Pawns are involved. Depends on your connectivity. I have a gigabit link from my machine to the ftp machine. I can copy about 3.5-4.0 gigabytes per minute. :) > > >A factor of 60 kicks in for each extra piece. > > >Nalimov EGTs handle 'e.p.' but not castling opportunities. There are 32 >combinations of the 5 opportunities being available, which need handling in a >generic way with 32 'zones' inside the EGT. Of course, many of these zones are >'null'. > >There was something in Scientific American recently about new 'nano' >technologies for solid-state mass-memory. I can't see beyond 7-man at the >moment but never say "never". > > >- guy
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