Author: KarinsDad
Date: 13:54:31 03/12/00
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On March 12, 2000 at 15:13:31, James Swafford wrote: >On March 12, 2000 at 11:17:02, KarinsDad wrote: > >>On March 12, 2000 at 00:30:52, Will Singleton wrote: >> >>>On March 12, 2000 at 00:09:25, KarinsDad wrote: >>> >>>>On March 11, 2000 at 23:57:51, Will Singleton wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 11, 2000 at 09:31:00, KarinsDad wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I finally found time to work on my program again and the name Fathom came to me >>>>>>in a dream last night (shows what I dream about). >>>>>> >>>>>>Has this name already been used? If not, what do people think of it? >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>>KarinsDad :) >>>>> >>>>>It's a fine name. Would be nice to see a fine program go with it. Perhaps you >>>>>should begin playing a few games on the servers at this point. Put it on the >>>>>line. Let's see what you've got. >>>>> >>>>>Will >>>> >>>>I've got nothing at this point. No winboard interface. No opening book. No >>>>EGTBs. Not even a hash table (yet, but that is next on the list). The only >>>>reason I brought up the name thing is that I thought of it last night. >>>>Otherwise, I wouldn't have bored all of you with yet another reference to my >>>>incomplete (and no completion in the foreseeable future) program. >>>> >>>>KarinsDad :) >>> >>>I haven't got a winboard interface, nor egtb's, and my opening book is the >>>smallest on the net. Sometimes I wonder if my hash tables work correctly. Yet, >>>I am there, playing. Had some good results lately, too. Maybe you would too. >>> >>>Will >> >>Ok, you and Andrew have convinced me. However, it will still be a few months >>before I shake out all of the bugs (assuming that I do not get preempted for the >>nth time again) and get some form of interface to FICS. >> >>Where can I get documentation (as if a hundred people have not already asked >>this question) on a simple interface to the servers? > >There is an engine interface file in the Winboard / Xboard package. >Can't remember the name of the file, but it'll be pretty obvious. > >I'm assuming your program reads/writes to the console. Yes, sort of. It currently writes moves and positions to the console (for debugging), but I hardcode input test positions (i.e. there is no move entry code yet). There is also no clock code. In fact, it's missing a lot of normal "play features" since I have been concentrating on the engine(s) and not on creating a useable program. But, I can start focusing on interface and probably have a semi-working version ready within the month. KarinsDad :)
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