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Subject: Re: crafty download

Author: allan johnson

Date: 05:58:13 07/10/99

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On July 10, 1999 at 06:14:32, Keith Kitson wrote:

>Allan,
>
>I'm not sure if you meant Crafty1.
>
>I have downloaded various versions of crafty and at first I used the
>downloadable instruction manual to play the system in DOS.  It is a text based
>system with no integral graphics interface.
>
>However recently I have managed to crack how to use Crafty with the Winboard
>engine.
>
>The Crafty dowload site also has two opening books that can be switched into the
>system.  The books vary in size and hence download time and disc storage space.
>
>There is sufficient read me files on the crafty site to determine how to link
>the books to the engine and play under DOS.
>
>The winboard works well but i haven't determined how to link the books with the
>winboard.
>
>Type 'winboard' in a search engine like Lycos or Yahoo and one web page will be
>found that completely guides on linking Crafty with the Winboard.  The info is
>invaluable and does work first time, for me anyway.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Keith

 Thanks for the info Keith I'll have another go at it.
Allan



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