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Subject: Re: Best free chess engine on slow machine DX4 100mhz

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 19:02:10 05/20/99

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On May 20, 1999 at 21:59:44, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>
>On May 20, 1999 at 19:24:41, Shaun Brewer wrote:
>
>>I am currently setting up some donated computers for a school, can anyone
>>suggest the best free chess engine on this hardware.
>>
>>They are all identical DX4 100mhz with 32mb ram - Windows 95 installed.
>>
>>The program also has to be relatively easy to use as the children are young 9 to
>>10 and not all will be confident on computers.
>>
>>Thanks in advance Shaun.
>
>Arasan, But I like the good old GNU graphical interface better than the first
>one. But Arasan is later and I think a bit stronger. But on the other hand I
>would go for chess-it, very small, very easy to set up and play, and will give
>those kids a run for their money.

or why not put all three, give them a variety. Kids love more than one they can
choose from. I know if there was more than one well I would think at that age,
well maybe this is something I might like to play since there is so much out
there.

Or maybe I am forgeting how kids think :-)



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